Accessibility

We are committed to making this website accessible and usable for everyone, including for people with disabilities. We’ve included features so you can get information in different ways, such as audio and Easy Read. Some videos are also available in Auslan.

If there’s information you can’t access, please contact us.

Accessibility standards

We designed this website to meet the Australian Government standards. We aim to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA. These are the guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Text size

You can use the zoom option on your browser to make the text on this website bigger or smaller.

  • On Windows, use the ‘Control’ key with the + or - keys.
  • On Mac, use the ‘Command’ key with the + or - keys.

Text to speech

Pages on this website will have a Listen button. You can use this to hear the text on a page read aloud.

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The Listen feature lets you change the settings, such as the volume and speed of the speech.

If you’re using:

  • a desktop computer, make sure your desktop speaker is on
  • a mobile device, make sure it’s not on silent.

PDF and other documents

Some resources on this website are in PDF file format that you can view in your browser or download. We also provide Microsoft Word versions of the files.

To read PDF files you need PDF viewing software on your device. If you don’t already have it, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free from the Adobe website.

Plain language and Easy Read

We’ve tried to write the information on this website in plain English so it’s easy to understand for as many people as possible.

The pages in the People with disability section of the website are also available in Easy Read format. Easy Read is a way of presenting information using simple terms, short sentences, and pictures to show the meaning of the text.

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You can switch Easy Read on and off on pages that have the Easy Read button.

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In the Easy Read pages, some key words are in bold next to a question mark.

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You can click or tap these words to read a definition. Click or tap the word again to close the definition.

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