Accessibility

This site conforms to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Conformance level A.

It is built to work on any modern CSS compatible browser (see technical specifications). However, if your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable. Information on upgrading your browser is available from http://www.download.com.

Enlarging text

Because the site uses cascading style sheets (CSS) you can increase or decrease the text size on your screen.

Enlarging text on a PC

In Internet Explorer, select select the menu item View / Text Size, then choose one of the five text sizes listed (largest, larger, medium, smaller, or smallest). You can reach this menu from the keyboard by pressing ALT V then X, then arrow up or down or choose a size.

In Firefox, select either the menu item View / Text Size / Increase to increase the text size, or View / Text Size / Decrease to decrease.
You can change the setting from the keyboard by using CTRL+ to increase text size or CTRL- to decrease text size

Enlarging text on a Mac

In Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari, APPLE+ will increase the text size and APPLE- will decrease.

Enlarging Flash content

On a PC, you can zoom in to flash content by right clicking then choosing Zoom In from the Flash Player menu.

On a mac, use CTRL Click and then choose Zoom in.

Improving your access to this site

Here are several ways that you may be able to improve your access to this site.

Upgrade your browser

If you are using an older browser you should upgrade. Newer browsers include more accessibility and usability features. These upgrades are free. Information on upgrading is available from http://www.download.com/2001-2137-0.html

This site provides useful upgrade information on Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and other browsers. The information includes items such as version, release date, file size, system requirements and download time.

Customise your browser

You can control how a web browser displays information. This includes changing the body text font type and size, foreground and background colours, and using keyboard shortcuts.

For more information on how to customise your Internet Explorer browser look up 'Internet options' in the Help index in Internet Explorer's Help menu. If you are using Netscape Navigator look up 'Preferences' in the Help index. If you are on another browser look up something similar in the Help index.

Use adaptive technologies

A range of adaptive technologies can also be utilised to enhance your access to information on this site. These include equipment which is purpose-built or modified to help people with disabilities to access the web. For more information go to: http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys/students/solutions.htm and http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/e-learning/adaptive_technologies/adaptive_adaptive.shtm