The NSW Commission for Children and Young People (the Commission) is committed to making our electronic resources as widely accessible as possible. The Commission site follows international standards for accessibility.
Browsers and operating systems
The content of the Commission site is accessible to most versions of most browsers. However, some browsers may not support basic Web standards, preventing the display of our site’s design and layout features.
The Commission site is designed for use with the following operating systems and browsers:
Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, 2003):
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+
- Mozilla Firefox 1+
- Google Chrome 1+
- Opera 8+
Mac OS X:
- Apple Safari 1+
- Mozilla Firefox 1+
- Netscape 7.2+
- Opera 8+
Linux:
- Mozilla Firefox 1+
- Konqueror 3+
- Lynx 2.8+
Technologies
The website is built and maintained using the following technologies:
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Extensible HTML 1.0 Transitional (XHTML 1.0).
The main markup language for the construction of the site. -
Cascading Style Sheets level 2 (CSS 2).
For appearance and layout. -
JavaScript 1.2.
Effects such as rollover images, determine browser/Flash types/versions, etc. -
Coldfusion MX (CF).
Used to provide functionality to the site. - TheZone incorporates a Flash section to provide a fun, interactive component for younger audiences.
Standards
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0:
The website adheres to Priority 2 (AA) W3C WAI WCAG 1.0 guidelines.
Accessibility software
The site is designed to enable sensible reading and navigation by screen readers and speech browsers, in particular up to date versions of JAWS, Window Eyes, Hal Screen Reader and IBM Home Page Reader.
Links to accessibility software
- DIASY - Digital Accessible Information SYstem
- JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
- Home Page Reader, a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
- Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
- Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
- Mozilla project, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming and user stylesheets. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.
- Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.