Accessibility

Access to information and communications technologies is recognised as a basic human right under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

We are committed to making our written material easy to read and understand, and to ensuring our processes are easy to navigate.

Accessing information

Our office does our best to meet each individual’s needs.

Please contact us to clarify any information provided by our office or to receive any publication on our website in an accessible format.

Call us on 1300 795 265 using the National Relay Service on 13 36 77 if required or email us at complaints@nhpo.gov.au.

Website

We are dedicated to meeting the Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0).

The using our website page includes information about:

browser shortcuts
web accessibility tools
display and readability settings
accessing information in PDFs.

Display and readability

Every person accessing our website can adjust their browser and computer settings to make things easier to see on the screen or for their visual preferences. Some examples include:

adjusting the font size or colour of text displayed on the screen
changing the background or link colours
formatting the page differently
turning certain functions on or off.

More details are available from the Vision Australia website.

File formats

You may need to download and install some free software applications to use some of the content on this site. The software and the icons used to indicate this file format are:

Adobe PDF is a file format used to create an image of a page. A PDF can be downloaded as a document, printed or shared: download and install Adobe PDF Reader.
Adobe also offers a conversation service to convert a PDF file to text for Adobe files that are in English and many other languages: access online tools.
Microsoft Word is a word processing program: use the online version.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program: use the online version.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a slideshow program: use the online version.
Zip files are archives used to store or distribute groups of files. They compress files to save space. Download an expansion program to open or create zip files: download WinZip for Windows (PC) or download StuffIt for Macintosh (Mac).

Tagged or accessible PDFs are easier to read for people who use adaptive technologies. To request a tagged PDF, please contact us.

Web accessibility

There are many tools that people with a disability can use to access the internet. These tools include:

Hardware – tools that manipulate the keyboard or mouse if the person with a disability is unable to use them. Some examples include refreshable Braille displays, joysticks and trackballs, and alternative keyboards.
Software – tools that change how a user interacts with the site. Some examples include screen readers, screen magnifiers, onscreen keyboards and programs that slow down applications for people with motor disabilities.

Vision Australia has a wide range of information about the many resources and tools that are available.

Browser shortcuts

Browser shortcuts can help you to navigate a website through a keyboard. Details of the various shortcuts specific to different internet browsers are available from the manufacturers’ websites: