How to use the Recite Me toolbar

We’ve added the Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar to our website to make it accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible.

It helps 1 in 5 people in the UK who have a disability, including those with common conditions like sight loss and dyslexia, access our website in the way that suits them best. It also meets the needs of the 4.2 million people in the UK who speak a language other than English at home, by translating our web content into over 100 different languages.

How do I access the toolbar?

You can open the Recite Me toolbar by clicking on the accessibility tools button, which is located in the top right corner on every page on this website.

You can use the toolbar to:

  • Read website text aloud

  • Change font sizes and colours

  • Amend background colours

  • Download the text as an MP3 file

  • Translate text into more than 100 different languages

  • Access a fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus

If you need further assistance using the tool, Recite Me have created a short user guide.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Tab – to move to the next toolbar button.

  • Shift+tab – to go backwards

  • Spacebar – to select a button and to change toggles

  • ctrl+right – play next element

  • ctrl+left – play previous element

  • ctrl+alt+p – play the current element

  • ctrl+alt+f – show font menu

  • ctrl+alt+c – show theme menu

  • ctrl+r – enable/disable ruler

  • ctrl+d – enable/disable dictionary

  • ctrl+l – show translation languages

  • ctrl+x – enable/disable text-only mode

  • ctrl+m – show page margin settings

  • ctrl+shift+o – show/disable settings menu

  • ctrl+s – save settings