Guide Dogs WA (the ‘site’), is owned and operated by EverAbility Group Limited. EverAbility specialises in providing web, print and physical accessible consultancy services.
If there is information on this website that you cannot access, please contact the Guide Dogs WA team.
Guide Dogs WA contact details are listed below:
Phone: 1800 847 466
Email: info@guidedogswa.com.au
If you require a translator or other assistance, phone 1800 800 110
If you are an internet relay user, visit the National Relay Service website (link will open in a new window) and ask for 1800 800 110.
Accessible online content assists people with disabilities to actively participate in society and enables better information design outcomes for all.
The site aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and incorporates all relevant WCAG A and AA requirements as endorsed by the Australian Government.
Accessibility
Recent versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS contain many accessibility features that can assist computer users that are blind or vision impaired.
Skip to Content Link
A skip to content link is available at the top of every page. This link enables users with screen reading software to skip over navigation links and jump directly to the textual content of a page.
Adjusting the Text Size
You can use the following options within your browser to adjust text size:
Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge
- Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard
- Press the ‘+’ key to make the text bigger or the ‘-‘ key to make the text smaller
- Hold down the CTRL key and scroll up or down on a mouse wheel
- Keep repeating step 2 until the text is at a suitable size
Internet Explorer – Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard
- Press the ‘+’ key to make the text bigger or the ‘-‘ key to make the text smaller
- Keep repeating step 2 until the text is at a suitable size
Internet Explorer – Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
- Go to the ‘View’ pull-down menu
- Go to ‘Text Size’
- A pop-up menu should appear showing you five different text sizes. Select ‘Larger’ or ‘Largest’ to make the text larger. This will also increase the size on many other Internet sites
Safari – Mac OS
- Hold down the ‘Apple’ key and press the ‘+’ key
- Repeat until the text is at a suitable large size
FireFox – all platforms
- Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard
- Press the ‘+’ key to make the text bigger or the ‘-‘ key to make the text smaller
- Keep repeating step 2 until the text is at a suitable size
Adjusting the Colours
You can use the following options within your browser to adjust contrast:
Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge browser and click on the More actions icon i.e.“…” located on the top right corner of the window.
- Select Settings and select either Dark or Light theme from the drop down bar under Choose a Theme option.
- Check if the changes are effective.
Internet Explorer – Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10
- Go to the ‘Tools’ pull-down menu
- Select ‘Internet Options’
- In the bottom-left hand corner you will see a ‘Colors’ button. Select this button
- Select the colours that you want by selecting the current colour and then select a new colour
- Select OK on the ‘Colors’ screen
- Select OK on the ‘Internet Options’ screen.
Safari – Mac OS
The easiest way to change the colours is to use the built-in ‘reverse’ feature in Mac OS 10.4 Tiger or higher. This will reverse all colours on the screen. This option can be selected by holding down the ‘CTRL’, ‘Option’ and ‘Apple’ keys while pressing the number ‘8′
Repeat step 1 to change the colours back to normal.
Text-to-Speech Access
JAWS
You can purchase an additional software program such as JAWS which will allow your computer to read aloud web pages to you. For more information, please contact VisAbility (link opens in new window) our local provider of disability services.
NVDA
NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) is a free screen reader that can read aloud web pages. More information is available on the NVDA website. (link opens in new window)
Narrator (Windows 8 and 10)
“Narrator” is a basic built in screen reader available for windows 8 and 10.
To start or stop Narrator, press the Windows logo key + Enter or access Narrator through “Ease of Access Center” (Windows logo key + U).
To see all Narrator commands, press Caps Lock + F1. Further information about Narrator can be found on the Microsoft accessibility website
Google Chrome
Google Chrome has a Read Aloud extension that reads aloud the current webpage. Download the extension here.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge can read aloud e-books as well as websites. With your e-book open, select or tap anywhere on the page and select Read aloud. If you’re on a website, select Settings and more and then Read aloud.
Read More Comfortably
Reading view in Microsoft Edge provides a cleaner, simpler layout with fewer distractions. Change the reading view style and font size to what’s most comfortable for you.
- In Microsoft Edge, navigate to a news article or other page that you want to read.
- Select Reading view on the address bar (it’s only available on some webpages).
- Select Settings and more > Settings.
- Under Reading, select a font size, and change the reading view style to Light, Medium, or Dark.
Mac OS
Mac OS 10.4 Tiger and higher have a built-in program called VoiceOver which can read aloud text on your computer screen, including web pages. To turn on VoiceOver, hold down the ‘Apple’ key and press the ‘F5′ key. Further information about VoiceOver is available on the Apple website.