To get the most out of the Mount Haven Hotel & Restaurant website if you are hard of seeing or blind ...
1. Font
1.1 Changing Font Size
You can resize the text (normal, medium or large) to your preferred size by clicking on the    symbols on the lower left of any page on the site. This feature requires Javascript to be enabled on your Browser. Alternatively, you can change the "default" font-size setting on your browser as below.
Browser |
Method |
Internet Explorer |
Choose the view menu at the top of the browser window; choose text size; and select your preferred size from the list of sizes that appear. |
Firefox or Netscape |
Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and press the + key to enlarge the font size, or the – key to decrease the font size. |
Safari |
Hold down the APPLE key on your keyboard and press the + key to enlarge the font size, or the – key to decrease the font size. |
1.2. Magnifying the screen
In addition to enlarging the text in your web browser, it is also possible to use electronic magnifying glasses to zoom in on areas of the screen to make it easier to read small text or to get a closer look at the images.
Most PC’s and Macintosh computers will have screen magnifiers built in, but alternative ones are also available to download - sometimes even for free.
1.3. Accessing Windows XP built in magnifier
From the Start menu: Select, Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Magnifier
You can now magnify a portion of the screen up to 9 times the normal size. There’s also the option to invert the colours in the magnified area to make it easier to read text on for example a low contrasting background.
1.4. Apple Icon"Accessing Mac OS X built in magnifier
From the Apple menu: Select, System Preferences> Universal Access > Seeing
From here you can activate the zoom function which lets you zoom up to 40 times normal size (depending of version). There’s also the option to “Switch to White on Black” to make it easier to read text on for example a low contrasting background.
Note that the Universal access options will look slightly different depending on what version of Mac OS X you have but the core functions should be the same.
1.5. Alternative screen magnifiers
2. Mouse
2.1 Making the mouse easier to see on Windows
From the Start menu: Select, Control Panel > Mouse
Here you can change the size of your mouse cursor, add a mouse trail or make the computer show you where the cursor is every time you press the CTRL key.
Note that the options available will be slightly different depending on what mouse or version of windows you have but the items above will be available on most PC’s
2.2 Apple Icon - Making the mouse easier to see on Mac OS X
From the Apple menu: Select, System Preferences> Universal Access > Mouse
Here you can drag the slider called “Cursor Size” to select how large you want the mouse cursor to be. |
