Accessibility
This site is produced by the Department of Education. It provides access to information about the Child and Parent Centres.
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
- translation service available (google)
- extendible / flexible
- responsive design (mobile and tablet friendly)
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.
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 using the search box as seen below. Alternatively you can search the whole of WA Government search by clicking the hyperlink below the search box.
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
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.
What is accessibility?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has produced the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) to assist website designers, developers and administrators in producing accessible pages and content. There are three levels of accessibility compliance; Level A, AA and AAA. Further information on the accessibility guidelines can be found below:
- Website Governance Framework
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Accessibility complaints
Problems with this website’s performance or functionality can be reported via our contact us page.
Please contact us with any questions relating to the accessibility of this website, or to get alternative formats of information.
The Department of Education takes no responsibility for the accessibility levels of external websites linked to from this website.
