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The Department of Health and Social Security pages are all W3C compliant, making all their web content accessible to people with disabilities. </p><p>The link to information on access for the Isle of Man is <a href="disclaimer.gov?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.disabledgo.info%2fTown.asp%3fTownID%3d30" target="_blank">www.disabledgo.info</a> this site is W3C compliant and can be listened to, graphics version, black on white, white on black or text.</p><h2><a>Practical help with your computer</a></h2><p>The text on all pages of the website can be enlarged to Font 14 on your browser by using the View then Text Size tab, all images can be removed and it can be in white on black. </p><h2><a>Useful Links</a></h2><p>The Department of Health and Social Security have pages covering <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/dhss/services/disabled/learning.xml">Learning Disabilities</a> to the<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/dhss/services/disabled/aids.xml"> Disabled Persons</a> section. </p><p></p><p>Manx Sport and Recreation is committed to assisting people with disabilities and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/sport/sportsdevelopment/disabilities.xml">Disability in Sports</a> information page has been created to achieve this aim. </p><p></p><p>Isle of Man Airport have a page dedicated to<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/airport/customer/disabled.xml"> Disabled Travellers</a>, and covers all aspect to help meet your travel needs. </p><p></p><p>The Employment Rights section of the Department of Trade and Industry covers disability in the work place in their<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/dti/employmentRights/equality.xml"> Equality at work</a> web page.</p><p></p><p>The Department of Transport's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.gov.im/highways/administration/disabled.xml">Highways Division</a> covers information required to obtain Reserved Parking Places and Permits for disabled persons. </p></td></tr></tbody></table><div id="footer"><div id="footerdiv"><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle" id="disabledgologo"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206125445/http://www.disabledgo.info/TownDetails.asp?TownID=30">DisabledGo Information</a></td><td valign="middle" width="33%"><a href="terms.gov" target="_blank">Terms & Conditions</a></td><td align="right" valign="middle" width="33%"> 漏 2007 Isle of Man Government </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="footerShadow"></div></div></div></body></html>