Accessibility
Accessibility on this website
This site is produced by the Department of Education. It provides access to information about its role and services.
Accessibility features
The accessibility features currently available include:
- increasing or decreasing the text size (via the users' browser)
- 'skip to' links and a logical tab order to navigate using assistive technologies
- printer-friendly content
Text size
Your Internet browser has the ability to make the text larger or smaller on this site (or on any website you visit) by changing the settings on your computer.
To check which Internet browser is installed on your machine:
- open your Internet browser
- select "Help" from the top menu of your browser
- select "About" (followed by your browser name) from the drop down list
The screen that comes up will display which browser and version you are using.
The following Web Accessibility initiative (WAI) web page has instructions on changing text size and colours.
Breadcrumbs
Site breadcrumbs help you to determine the location of the page that you are currently viewing.
The 'crumbs' progress from the highest to the lowest level from left to right, starting with the home page and ending with the currently viewed page as shown in the example below.
Printing pages
To print content from this website, simply use the print function of your Internet browser. The print function is usually located under the ‘File’ menu of your browser.
When a web page is printed, it will print the title and location of the page as well as the content. Navigation menus and banners are automatically removed for your convenience to improve readability on paper.
The default contrast for printing is black text on a white background. Any unnecessary images should be removed. It is recommended you use the print preview function of your browser if it is available.
Search
Search this site to find the information you require using keywords or the Education A-Z.
There is also an option to visit the whole of WA Government search.
Plug-ins requirements
This site contains web content that may require you to install additional software on your computer.
The following is a list of software that you may need to open some documents and files:
PDF documents
Flash
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
- Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 for Windows
- OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
Microsoft Excel documents
- Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 for Windows
- OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
Microsoft Word documents
- Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 for Windows
- OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
Request content in other formats
Copies of documents will be made available in alternative formats on request.
Disability Access and Inclusion Plan
View the Department’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.
Our commitment to web accessibility
We recognise that accessibility and usability require ongoing effort. We continuously work towards improving our website’s accessibility standards and usability to meet all user needs.
Some areas of our website may not yet meet these standards or may be undergoing further improvements.
Our website aims to meet the West Australian Government’s web accessibility requirements, including meeting the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at level AA.
For more information about customising your web browser for text size and colour, visit the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website.
The Department does not take responsibility for accessibility levels of external websites linked to from this website.
If you have trouble accessing any part of our website please email us at digitalcontentsupport@education.wa.edu.au.