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RCN Publishing online accessibility policy
In line with the DDA requirements, and the best practice detailed by the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative, RCN Publishing's aim is to develop all content for this site to compliant standards.
Specific accessibility features in place include hidden 'skip navigation' links for screen readers, scalable font sizes, and the visual layout is controlled by external CSS (including page width and colours).
A screen reader is a software application that interprets what is displayed on screen and then represents the information by using text-to-speech, sound icons, or a Braille output device. Hidden 'skip navigation' links make it easier for people who use screen readers to go directly to the main content of a web page.
Scalable fonts are type fonts that can be resized (enlarged or reduced) without being distorted.
CSS (cascading style sheets) benefit accessibility primarily by separating document structure from presentation. This means the HTML can be simplified, which in turn means the documents more accessible for end users.
We also provide transcripts of our webcast videos.
Related links
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): www.w3.org/WAI
The RCN Publishing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest organisation for nurses. RCN Publishing produces one weekly, eight monthly and two quarterly nursing publications. Nursing Standard, the flagship journal, is the UK's biggest selling weekly for nursing. It is produced by RCN Publishing Company along with a suite of specialist nursing journals - Cancer Nursing Practice, Mental Health Practice, Learning Disability Practice, Nursing Children and Young People, Nursing Management, Emergency Nurse, Nursing Older People, Nurse Researcher and Primary Health Care. RCN Publishing Company also produce the RCN Bulletin, a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from trusts nationwide, it has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment magazine available.