Website accessibility
To successfully meet the needs of our customers, our website must cater for all manner of visitors.
Index
- Why our website needs to be accessible
- How to make our website work for you
- Tools to aid viewing web documents
- Web translator [© Google]
- Request content in other formats
- Java script and other programming languages
Why our website needs to be accessible
To successfully meet the needs of the users of our web site, we need to cater for people who:- Are not able to see, hear, move, or may not be able to process some types of information easily or at all
- Have difficulty reading or comprehending text
- Do not have, or are not able to use a keyboard or mouse
- Have a text-only screen
- Have a slow internet connection – a common problem in rural and regional Western Australia
- Are accessing information using a small screen, such as a mobile phone or a hand–held device
- Do not speak or reliably understand the language in which the document is written
- Are in a situation where their eyes, ears, or hands are busy or interfered with (e.g. working in a loud environment),
- Have an early version of a web browser.
Further information on the accessibility guidelines which this web site adheres to can be found on the Public Sector Commission website:
- Website Standards, Guidelines and Checklists (external link)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (external link).
How to make our website work for you
It may be possible to change your web browser settings in order to better view web pages. You may be able to change font sizes, colours and behaviours.The following links offer instructions on how to do this with common web browsers:
- Accessibility for Chrome
- Accessibility features of Firefox
- Accessibility tutorials for Microsoft products
- Opera accessibility statement
- Safari support.
Please note that these links are to external websites.
Transport is not responsible for external links and is unable to offer software or computer support.
Tools to aid viewing web documents
Some of the publications, forms and documents on our web site require specific software. To access these files, you may need to download and install new software on your computer. The following software should be offered free-of-charge:- View Microsoft Word and Excel files: Office online file viewers and converters
- View PDF (Portable Document Format) files: Adobe Acrobat Reader
The Transport web site supports a number of commonly used web browsers. If you would like to upgrade your web browser to the latest version, or change to another web browser, please use the following links:
Please note that these links are to external websites.
Transport is not responsible for external links and is unable to offer software or computer support.
Web translator [© Google]
Please use the following links to translate the Transport website via Google: [External links]Request content in other formats
Please email info@transport.wa.gov.au and include the address of the page you would like and your recommended document format.Java script and other programming languages
As with many web sites, javascript forms an important part in the range of tools used to develop this web site. Javascript is enabled by default in all web browsers and is essential for many web sites.Our web site can still be accessed if you have Javascript turned off but please be aware that some facilities may be unavailable if you do not have Javascript enabled in your web browser.