ACCESSIBILITY
It is the Wests Magpies aim to provide equitable access to
the information contained on this site. The site has been designed with useability
and accessibility
principles as the main drivers for design. Where possible the site conforms
with W3C standards for accessibility and voluntarily complies with Australian
Commonwealth
standards for government websites. The following accessibility features have
been included.
Text Based
The site is mostly text based and can be effectively viewed without
graphics enabled. This ensures compatibility with most browsers and screen
reader programs. The text is designed to be resizable using most modern browsers
built in accessibility features. Consult your browsers Help menu to learn
more about enabling this feature. The site uses predominantly the Verdana font
(Arial as second option) due
to its high legibility and compatibility with most browsers .
Tables
For compatability with older browsers this site's structure is formed
by the use of html TABLES. The TABLES use relative dimensions as apposed to
fixed-dimensions allowing for dynamic page layouts based on the viewers screen
size. Where appropriate TABLES contains the SUMMARY tag to benefit users accessing
the site with a screen reader.
CSS
This site now utilises Cascade Style Sheets for its design. This allows
the replacement of the now redundant FONT code from HTML ensuring future compatibility.
The use of CSS also improves accessibility by enabling users to implement their
own styles. Style sheets also help to reduce download times.
Simple Navigation
The navigation system is common throughout the site to ensure
consistency. The text based JavaScript drop down menus provide quick access
to the sites main pages. To complement these are html text links that enable
full access to the site for users with browsers that do not support JavaScript.
Located at the bottom of each sub-page is a text link that returns users to
the sites Home page.
ALT Tags
The majority of pictures and graphics contained on the site contain
ALT tags, so when selected or hovered over by the mouse cursor, will reveal
a description of the image. Text equivalents have been provided where possible
for all essential graphics.
Browser Support
This site has been designed to conform with the official HTML
4.01 web standards. Furthermore the site has been designed to accommodate a
variety of internet browsers. Testing has been carried out using the following
browsers, which are all available as a free download.
* Mozilla
Firefox 1.5, 2 and 3
* Internet
Explorer 6 and 7
* Netscape
Navigator 6,and 7
* Opera 9
Screen Size
Where possible, the screen layout has been designed to accommodate
different screen sizes and resolutions. The content layout automatically
adjusts to compensate for any change in screen or window size. The site
however is best viewed maximised at a resolution of 1027x768 or higher.
No Frames
This site does not contain frames, enabling access for older internet
browsers.
Documents
Documents,
Packages and other documents available for
download are provided as PDF files. This enables them to be read by any platform
that supports the Adobe Reader program. Adobe Reader can be downloaded for
free from www.adobe.com.au
* Adobe Reader 6 & 7
* Acrobat Reader 4 & 5
* Adobe Acrobat 4, 5, 6 & 7
Web Alternative
All information available on this site can be made available
in alternate formats through request by contacting our staff during normal
office hours. Australian residents can telephone us on (02) 9601 2002 Other
contact details can be found on the Contact
us page.
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