Accessibility and usability
This site has been developed to display adequately on all commonly used browsers. Special features have been included to enable effective operation by persons using accessibility hardware and/or software.
This page explains ways you can change your view of the site, and the accessibility features available. If there is information that you require and it is in a format you cannot access, or if you experience any other accessibility difficulties, please contact us at info@australiaday.org.au
Navigation using a screen reader with ReadSpeaker
If you are using a ReadSpeaker program, there are several aids to help you find your way around the website.
Click and Listen
Use the drop down menu, select “Click and Listen” and click on the text you want read aloud. This allows you to skip to a specific section on the website quickly.
Enlarge Text
Use the drop down menu and select “Enlarge Text” then either select play to read the whole page, or select the text you would like read aloud.
Images
We add alternative text to all images – this is a short description of the image used by screen readers and displayed when the image is not loaded.
More Info
For more information and an in-depth look at how you can access the ReadSpeaker function on our website, use the drop down menu and select “Help”
Videos
Where possible, we have included closed captions on all videos on our website. If you can not see captions, simply select the “CC/Subtitle” button in the bottom right corner of the video and select “English (auto-generated) CC”
Help with downloading documents and files
There are many documents and media files for download on the website. Here are a few tips about accessing those resources.
Some documents are available in a variety of formats
This website has a number of documents that cannot be provided in HTML format. To assist users to download and share web content, we have taken steps to ensure, where possible, that alternative formats are available. Alternative formats for documents may include Microsoft Word (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF), Portable Document Format (PDF), Zip for larger files, and basic text (txt). Some documents are also published in easy-to-read formats.
Help with accessing PDF files
To read PDF documents, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free from adobe.com
Downloading documents
You can download documents and open them to read in your web browser or save them to your computer to read offline. To read a downloadable document in your web browser, click the link to the document. To save a downloadable document, right-click on the download (PC) or shift + click (Mac) and select the Save link or Save target option.
Plain and simple language
We have tried to write the information on this website in plain and simple language so it is easy to understand, for as many people as possible.