Whilst some websites make a limited selection of content available to blind or disabled users we wanted to make the whole site work for as many users as possible.
We designed this website with accessibility in mind, but we are fully committed, as part of our continuous improvement programme, to develop this website further in order to enhance its accessibility.
All web pages produced in the OCD-UK website are written to the XHTML 1.1 standard, use Cascading Style Sheets for presentation. This means that the website can be viewed in all modern browsers, regardless of platform or device.
A minority of our visitors using older browsers will not experience the site as we have intended. They will be able to read the pages and navigate the site, but the site will look basic in comparison.
If you have any particular needs that you do not believe are being met by the design, navigability, or any other aspect of this web site, please let us know.
Site Navigation
Once you've left the home page you can see where you are by taking a look at the trail at the top of the content on each page. It looks like this:
OCD 
Treatments
Hypnotherapy and OCD
This tells you that you are on the 'Hypnotherapy and OCD' page in the Treatments section of the OCD section. You can go back to either the OCD or Treatments pages by clicking on the underlined links.
If you go to the wrong page, just keep clicking on the Back button of your browser until you get to the page you want to be at.
You can return the Homepage at anytime by simply click the OCD-UK logo in the top left corner from any page.
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Text Only
Click on the 'Text Only' link at the top left of each page to start viewing our pages as text only. If you want to stop using the facility at any stage, there is a link at the bottom of every page to return to the graphics version.
The 'text only' pages are powered by an automatic system called BETSIE. BETSIE was created by the BBC (it stands for BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer).
It reads in a web page, removes images and extraneous formatting code, and returns a text-only page. This significantly improves usability for people using screen readers and text-only web browsers
You can modify the pages' appearance by clicking on the "Change Text Only Settings" link on the bottom of every text-only page.
Accessibility
The W3C, the governing body of the World Wide Web (WWW), has laid down guidelines to ensure website accessibility for the visually impaired and hard of hearing.
The OCD-UK website validates to W3C published CSS and XHTML 1.1 guidelines.
We also ensure that your website incorporates features to the appropriate level of compliance to accessibility standards. The pages on this website comply with the W3C WAI 1.0 guidelines to Level-A.
Printer specific stylesheets have also been implemented so that each page
can be printed without menus, headers and navigation, thus ensuring just
content is printed.
Access keys
Our site is access key enabled which means that you can use keyboard shortcut commands to go to all the main areas of the site.
Keyboard shortcuts are intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse.
Press the ALT + Command key together then use the return key after the command to go the relevant page.
On an Apple Macintosh, use control + the access keys listed above, instead of alt.
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Home Page
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Search Box
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Jump to main page content
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Website help and accessibility
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About OCD-UK
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Text only pages
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About OCD-UK
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OCD Information pages
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Make donation to OCD-UK
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Contact OCD-UK
Other ways to get around the website if mouse is unavailable
First, try using the arrow keys on your keyboard. The up and down arrow keys will help with scrolling. You can also jump to the top and bottom of the page using the page up and page down keys.
To move through the site, try using your tab key, followed by the return key.
Website Policies
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies or have a question not covered here please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
Ownership of copyright in website materials
All materials (including all articles, text, images, logos, etc.) are Copyright © 2005 OCD-UK unless otherwise stated.
Disclaimer of liability for accuracy of website materials
OCD-UK endeavours to ensure that the contents of its website are accurate and up to date. However, it will not accept liability for any loss or damage or inconvenience caused by either the use of or the inability to use its website information.
It also takes no responsibility for the contents of linked websites and links should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. It has no control over the availability of the linked pages. Any references on this website to third party goods or services do not constitute or imply endorsement by OCD-UK unless expressly so stated.
Privacy statement relating to the use of data collected directly through the website
OCD-UK does not collect any personal information from you as you travel through the site.
It does, however, track and analyse general usage of the site. Data generated does not, however, contain personal information, but simply records how many people access particular pages.
We will occasionally send members of our Bulletin Board emails about the charity, however they are able to opt out of those emails via their personal profile.
If you contact us for further information or to buy anything off our site, we do not store your personal information.
If you use standard e-mail for communication with OCD-UK, this will not be protected and you should be aware that we cannot guarantee that it remains confidential whilst in transit. All e-mail sent to us will be monitored and checked to ensure our systems operate effectively.
This privacy statement only covers the OCD-UK website - links within this site to external websites are not covered by this policy.
Linking to the OCD-UK website
You do not need to request permission to create a text link from your website to OCD-UK's website. However, please use the following descriptive text:
‘OCD-UK is the charity for people affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and aims to bring the facts and support about OCD to the UK public.‘
If you would like to use a graphic or logo alongside a link, you may use the OCD-UK logo however, we reserve the right to request the removal of any link/logo in the future.
Republishing materials included on the website
Users are permitted to copy material on the website for their personal use as private individuals.
Unless explicitly stated on the web page, users must not republish any part of the data either on another website, or in any other medium (print, electronic or otherwise) or as part of any commercial service without the prior permission of OCD-UK. We will usually allow material to be copied provided you credit OCD-UK as the source.
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