Annual Report 2005–06
Accessibility and usability features
Standards
The online report has been designed to meet our interpretation of the standards outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) for accessibility and usability. These guidelines have been developed by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) to enable equal access to all users of the Internet.
All pages have been evaluated for accessibility and usability. The navigation system is simple and gives you several ways to find the information you need.
Note: Text descriptions are provided for charts so they can be read by screen readers. Some figures do not need a text description as they are presented as text tables.
Using the viewing options or turning them off
Several viewing options are available to change the text size and colours of the text and background. If you prefer to use your own font and colour preferences, you can turn off the stylesheets (or in Opera, select View > Styles > User Mode). This will also display the side navigation menu as a list.
If you wish to use the viewing options but they are not working, please see Help for more information.
Using the keyboard to navigate the report
You can use the keyboard to move through the navigation menus and other links (shift-tab to move backwards). After tabbing to a button or link, if the link is not activated immediately, press enter.
In most browsers you can also use the page up, page down, home and end keys to move around quickly.
Feedback
The online report has been designed to work well on any browser and tested on many browsers on Windows and Macintosh platforms. Although javascript and cookies are used to enhance usability and accessibility for those who have them enabled, it does not rely on them.
Please contact us if you have any difficulty using the online report. If possible, include the operating system and browser you are using (for example, Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98) to help us isolate the problem. We welcome feedback on the usefulness of the accessibility features we have provided for users with vision or mobility impairments, and on ease of use of the navigation system for all users.