Accessibility

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On the Health Professional Education Resources Website


Text to speech

You can convert text on this site into speech and:

Select the Listen toolbar button at the bottom on the right of your screen.

The button will expand and you’ll hear the page read to you out loud. Check your sound settings if you can’t hear it.

The text will highlight as it’s read. To switch this off, select the menu icon Readspeaker hamburger menu then select the settings icon.

readspeaker

To download an MP3 file of a page, select the menu icon Readspeaker hamburger menu then select the download mp3 icon Readspeaker Download MP3 icon. You can use it to share information with someone who doesn’t have access to the internet. Remember, if the content of the page changes, you’ll need to download it again.


Accessibility compliance

We’ve designed this website to meet the Australian Government standard. We aim to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 level AA and use the Australian Government Style Manual when creating our resources. Meeting these guidelines and standards improves accessibility and your experience.

We’re always improving our website. We continue to explore different ways to make it easy for you to get information.

You can use your browser to:

You can find the accessible and printable versions of our resources by selecting the link in the footer of each resource tile. You can print pages on our site using your browser’s print function.


Using this website

You can use your browser’s help to:

You can print pages on our site using your browser’s print function.


PDF and other document formats

We use PDF files on our website for:

Any PDF viewing software should open PDF files on our website. We provide an alternative accessible format for all resources.


Video, audio and transcripts

We use audio in our simulations and podcasts, and video elements in our simulations. If you’re unable to view a simulation or listen to an audio resource, you can use the transcript instead. All audio and video resources on our website include a transcript, which can be accessed beneath each resource tile.


Dark mode

We have a version of the website. It changes the colour theme from light to dark and can be easier to read in low light conditions.