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Accessibility

Australian Government departments are obliged by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to ensure that online information and services are accessible by people with disabilities. Departments are also required to make online resources accessible to people with technical constraints, such as older browsers and lower speed internet connections.

Contact us

Maintaining an accessible site is an ongoing process and we are continually working to offer a user-friendly experience. However, if you have any problems using this web site please contact us by email.

Email: Feedback about website.

More information

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Web accessibility initiative

• Web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 – overview
• Web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 – latest

CSS

• Cascading style sheets (CSS) 2.1 – specification

Legislation & guidelines

• Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (ComLaw website)
• Guidelines - Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
• Advisory notes – Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
• Better Practice Checklist 19: Access and equity issues for websites

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