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Accessible web design
This site has been developed to ensure content is available to the widest possible audience, including readers using assistive technology or accessibility features. By adhering to guidelines for accessible web design, we acknowledge the diversity of communication methods, available technologies and abilities of web-users in the community.
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism strives to maintain conformance to W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0).
Standards compliance
This website is XHTML 1.1 compliant. We aim to make our website content as accessible as possible and follow the guidelines and standards of the W3C. We use cascading style sheets (CSS) to ensure a consistent 'look and feel'. Users of the latest browsers (such as Firefox, IE6, Opera 2, Netscape 6 and Safari) which comply with the W3C guidelines and standards will view content as it was designed. Older browsers (such as Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 4) will not show the design as it was intended, however, all content will still be available.
Text resize options
You can change text size in your browser by following the tips below.
Version 6 and earlier: You can change the text size via the menu bar. Go to View > Text Size and select a suitable size (i.e., Larger/Largest). This option will save your settings for all websites until you change them again.
Version 7: Increase or decrease the text size using these shortcut keys
- CTRL+ for larger text and
- CTRL- for smaller text
Increase or decrease the text size using shortcut keys:
- CTRL+ for larger text and
- CTRL- for smaller text (use CMD+ for Mac)
Go to View > Zoom on the menu bar
Use the shortcut keys:
- CMD+ for larger text and
- CMDL- for smaller text
PDF files
The Adobe website provides a service to convert PDF files to HTML via an online form.
The Adobe website and the Trace Research Centre provide services to convert Acrobat PDF files to plain text or HTML via e-mail.
Note: PDFs used on www.ret.gov.au have all been tagged and most screen readers can access these files without requiring conversion. However if you would like us to send you another format for any of our PDF files please request a copy using our address details on the contact us page.