Accessibility

Landgate is committed to making this website as accessible as possible. We aim to make this website compliant with the WA Government Website Accessibility Policy and enable access for:

  • people with disabilities who may use assistive technologies
  • people using mobile devices
  • those with slower internet connections
  • rural and regional users.

About this website

This website was developed based on the advice of specialists as well as user testing.

It has been tested using both Windows and Mac operating systems within Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. We have also tested the website’s technical compatibility with assistive technologies including NVDA and JAWS.

The sample tested now meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) Level AA. We will continue to make changes to increase the accessibility and usability of our website as we work towards WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.

You can send us feedback on the accessibility of this website via our feedback page or call Customer Service on +61 (0)8 9273 7373.

Exceptions

Some content may not be fully accessible. This includes:

  • some PDF documents and forms provided by Landgate

For assistance with any of the above, please contact us.

Documents

Large PDF documents (in excess of 20 pages) will be accompanied by an accessible summary of the information rather than a full accessible version. If you require a full accessible version of the information, this can be made available within 30 days.

In line with standard practice all document attachments will open in a new window. Sizes will only be specified for documents over 2MB.

Hyperlinks

To help with scanning content or people using assistive technologies, we have provided meaningful hyperlink text.

The following best practice approach is taken for linking within our site:

  • all links to pages within the site, where the menu is still available, will open within the same window
  • all links to attachments or external sites will open into a new window.

This approach allows users to set their browser options to open in a new tab if this is preferred to opening in a new window.

Text resizing

Text on this site can be resized by:

  • using the zoom (up to 400 per cent) and increasing font options from your browser's menu
  • pressing the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or the Apple key (Mac OS) on your keyboard and using the + or – key to zoom in and out
  • pressing Ctrl on your keyboard and scrolling with your mouse wheel.

Links to other websites

Landgate takes no responsibility for the accessibility levels of external websites linked to from this website.

Screen readers

All accessible Landgate documents have been tested with the screen reader NVDA which is available from the NV Access website. Any tables have been set up to read the table cell contents with the table header and should be accessible. Further, we would suggest for the best experience that you use the following settings:

  • spelling error identification turned off
  • table coordinate identification turned off
  • punctuation set to ‘some’ or ‘most’ so that symbols such as a ‘$’ sign are announced.

Images

All images that are used to display a meaning will have alternative text available.

Images that are used for decorative purposes only do not contain any alternative text.

Colour contrast

If you find certain text and background colour combinations difficult to read, you can change the text and background colours in your operating system or your browser to better suit your needs.

To learn how to change the settings in your operating system visit:

To learn how to change your preferred text and background colours in your browser visit:

Printing a page on this site

Pages can be printed by using the print button located at the top-right corner under the main menu on our product and general information content pages.

Using your browser's print option will also produce a print-friendly version.

Feedback

If you have any feedback or suggestions or you are having any difficulties with our website please contact us.

Browsers

This site is optimised for 1024 x 768 screen resolution and has responsive design, ensuring content can be scaled to a lower screen resolution and be optimised for mobile devices.

It is recommended that you upgrade to the lastest version of your browser for maximum system compatibility.

Required software

If you do not have the required software to view the documents available on this site, the following free downloads will allow you to view them:

PDF documents - Adobe PDF Reader

Microsoft PowerPoint presentations - Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 for Windows, or OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

Microsoft Excel documents - Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 for Windows, or OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

Microsoft Word documents - Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 for Windows, or OpenOffice for Linux, Mac OS X and Window