Accessibility

The department has developed this website with the aim of complying with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA accessibility standards.

Our website is designed to a high standard of accessibility so that all site visitors can easily access its content and use its features. Our website is also designed to be accessed by tablets and smart phones.

The department continues to review and improve the accessibility of this site. If you have accessibility issues or feedback, please contact us.

Change webpage text size and page zoom

You can change the text size or page zoom on your browser to view the website.

Instructions for different browsers are below.

• Internet Explorer
  Modify text size and set page zoom in Internet Explorer
• Firefox
  Modify text size and set page zoom in Firefox
• Google Chrome
  Modify text size and set page zoom in Google Chrome
• Safari
  Modify text size and set page zoom in Safari.

Keyboard navigation

Keyboard navigation is an alternative to using a mouse or pointer tool for browsing websites.

You can use the arrow keys to scroll up or down pages. Use the tab key to move between links ('skip links') and press return or enter to select one. Use the backspace key to go back to the previous page.

Contrast tool

If you would like to change the contrast of the site here is some helpful information:

• Google's official 'High Contrast' extension for Chrome
• Firefox's documentation on using high contrast theme
• If you are using Internet Explorer, please search for information on how to enable high contrast mode on the Microsoft website:
  Microsoft Support website — Internet Explorer section
• If you are using an Apple device, please search for information on how to enable high contrast mode on the Apple website:
  Apple Support website — OS X Accessibility section

Images

The content of images within this site is described using alt tags (alternative text). The use of images with text has been limited to logos, graphs and diagrams and described using alt tags.

Video or audio formats

The department will occasionally publish a video on this website. Transcripts and captions will accompany video published on this website.

Printing web pages

You can use the 'Print' tool at the top of each page to print a page on the website. You can also print using the following options:

• For desktop users
  Pressing the 'CTRL' (control) and 'P' buttons together. This should trigger the print dialogue box on all desktop computers (Windows, Apple, and Linux based).
• For mobile device (smartphone and tablet) users
  Due to the wide range of mobile devices on the market, it would be best to refer to your device's manual, or search for the information via a search engine such as Google. Examples of search queries you might use are: 'how to print from an iPhone' or 'how to print from an Android'