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How we’re meeting the global Website Accessibility Policy.
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policy is a plan for how we should do things.
Policies are where rules come from. |
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The NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice wrote this policy.
When you see the word ‘we’, it means the Department of Communities and Justice. |
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We have written this policy in an easy to read way.
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We have written some words in bold.
This means the letters are thicker and darker.
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We explain what these words mean.
You can find these words in the Word list at the end of the policy. |
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This Easy Read policy is a summary of the Accessibility for Digital Communications policy. This means it only includes the most important ideas.
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You can find the full policy on the
DCJ website
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You can ask for help to read this policy. A friend, family member or support person may be able to help you.
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We want to make our information more
accessible.
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When something is accessible, everyone can use it.
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When we say everyone, we mean:
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When we make our information accessible, it means everyone can:
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It also means people can:
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An emergency is something that:
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This policy covers the websites and intranet we make.
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This policy covers content we share online, such as:
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This policy covers social media we use, including:
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This policy also covers any:
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A webinar is a presentation or workshop done online using video.
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Everyone who works for the Department must follow this policy.
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This includes:
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Lots of different people use our services.
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People with different types of disability use our services.
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People who speak languages other than English use our services.
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Older people use our services.
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Some people who use our services don’t have good skills for using technology.
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People who work for us might need accessible information to:
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We want to make our information accessible.
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This means everyone can use
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We will make things accessible, including:
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We will write information in ways that are easy to understand.
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We will write some of our online content in:
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We will follow the laws about making information accessible.
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We must follow the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW).
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It talks about how people with disability have the right to find and use information.
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We must follow the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).
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It talks about how we must make our information more accessible.
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We must follow the Multicultural NSW Act 2000.
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It talks about how people from different backgrounds are treated fairly.
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If we don’t follow this policy, the community might not be able to find or use:
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People might make
complaints if we don’t follow this policy.
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When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something:
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If we don’t follow this policy, the community might not trust:
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If we don’t follow this policy, our services won’t be
inclusive.
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When something is inclusive it means everyone can take part.
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If we don’t follow this policy, some people who work for us will be left out.
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If we don’t follow this policy, some people who work for us cannot:
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Directors and managers will talk about following this policy with their staff.
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All staff must follow this policy if they:
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People who aren’t part of our Department must follow this policy if they make online content for us.
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Our Digital Experience Team will:
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This list explains what the
bold words in this document mean.
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Accessible
When something is accessible, everyone can use it. |
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Complaints
When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something:
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Emergency
An emergency is something that:
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Inclusive
When something is inclusive it means everyone can take part. |
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Policy
A policy is a plan for how we should do things. Policies are where rules come from. |
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Webinar
A webinar is a presentation or workshop done online using video. |
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Images used in this Easy Read document are subject to copyright and must not be reused without explicit approval. For more information, please visit our copyright statement.
12 May 2023
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.