Resources

The Vision Australia Accessibility Toolkit provides information to help you understand accessibility requirements and provides a range of resources to support you to create accessible and inclusive information, particularly for blindness and low vision.

Six different posters on the dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility in the areas of: low vision, deaf or hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.

Information on the four principles of WCAG, including tips on how to design web content to ensure that it is perceivable, operable, understandable and robust.

The APS Learning Quality Framework GovTEAMS site is for sharing case studies, examples, tools, templates and research to support inclusive design.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework provides a basis for building the cultural capability of the Commonwealth public sector.

The colour contrast checker is a tool to test the contrast suitability of background colour and foreground text, to ensure your design colours meet the WCAG contrast ratio formula test.

Accessibility is a mandatory standard for government agencies. Understand agency responsibilities and commitments and access guidance on designing accessible and inclusive content that is respectful of our diverse nation.

This APS Academy factsheet presents some helpful tips on improving the accessibility of your publications, for both print and reading online.

The accessible colour palette builder is a tool to help you design accessible digital content in colour combinations that are suitable for people with visual impairments or colour vision deficiencies.

The Department of Defence hosts a quarterly community of practice (CoP) for APS Public Interest Disclosure practitioners.