Accessibility
Text size
If you find the text too small on our website, you can increase
the text size by using your browser.
Internet Explorer
Select 'View' and then 'Text size' from the toolbar.
Mozilla Firefox
From the toolbar, choose the 'View' menu, then 'Zoom' or 'Zoom
text only'.
Safari
Select 'View' and then 'Make text bigger'.
Google Chrome
Select the 'wrench' icon on the browser toolbar. Then
choose 'Options' followed by 'Under the hood.'
In the 'Web content' section, select 'Page zoom.
Opera
Select 'View' from the browser menu and then choose 'Zoom'.
PDF (Portable Document Format) files
PDF documents can be opened using Acrobat Reader software, which
is free to download.
Adobe Flash Player
There is film footage on our website which requires Adobe
Flash Player in order to be accessed properly.
Microsoft Word Viewer
You can view and print Word documents even if you don't have
Word installed on your computer, by downloading a free version of
Word Viewer.
Deaf and speech-impaired visitors
Our SMS service allows deaf and speech impaired people to
use their mobile phones to contact the police, by texting the
number: 07717 993262. This is not a ‘999’
emergency service. In an emergency, typetalk
18000.
Translation
Lothian and Borders Police is a member of
'Happy to Translate'. The service offers translation,
interpretation and other types of communication assistance and
alternative formats.
Visit the 'Happy to Translate' website to find out more.
Speech enabled web pages - BrowseAloud
BrowseAloud is a computer program that reads aloud all website
content including PDF and Microsoft Word documents. As you
move the cursor over words, they are spoken aloud.
BrowseAloud is free to the end user and makes using the Internet
easier for people who have low literacy and reading skills, English
as a second language, dyslexia or mild visual impairments.
BrowseAloud is a Windows browser plug-in designed for use with
Internet Explorer 4 upwards or Netscape Navigator. If you install
the BrowseAloud plugin onto your PC, you can have the web pages on
this website read back to you.
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You can also take a video tour which offers tips on using
BrowseAloud and changing the way BrowseAloud will read content
aloud to you.
Useful links
