Accessibility statement

The APM website has been designed to be accessible to everyone. We continually review our site for changes to improve the user experience and to apply relevant accessibility standards. 

Initiatives to support accessibility

APM uses the following initiatives to support the accessibility of the APM website:

• Include accessibility as a requirement for all web content. Content must meet WCAG 2.2 AA.
• Include people with disability in our design personas and review processes.
• Ensure content authors have accessibility knowledge and skills by providing ongoing training.
• Conduct usability testing with people with disability.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disability. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. 

Wherever possible APM aims to meet the requirements of Level AA of the WCAG 2.2 guidelines, which states that sites should be: 

• Perceivable - Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
• Operable - User interface components and navigation must be operable.
• Understandable - Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
• Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.

As of 25 April 2024, the APM website content was assessed as being compliant with WCAG 2.2 level AA guidelines, using Rocket Validator accessibility scanning tool except for the violations provided below.  

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility, some limitations do exist. These violations are not in APM’s control to remediate as they’re introduced by third party embed functionality.

Known limitations for APM website:

To maintain ongoing WCAG2.2 level AA compliance, we utilise Monsido as a continuous monitoring service. 

APM also supports the Australian Government’s Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy, aiming to maximise accessibility to online resources for as many people as possible, including those with disability. 

Additional accessibility considerations

Our goal is WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance; however, we have also applied certain Level AAA Success Criteria to enhance accessibility further. Details of these criteria are available upon request.

Third party content

While we aim for comprehensive accessibility, third party content or tools may not always conform. We encourage feedback if accessibility issues arise with these external resources. 

Accessibility features

This website includes features such as:

• Tab-based navigation and skip to links
• Text re-sizing 
• Text to speech reader
• Contrast-enhanced colour scheme
• Alternative text for images
• Video and audio transcripts
• Descriptive hyperlink text
• Compatibility with screen readers and assistive technologies

Enabling the personalisation menu

The personalisation menu, accessible by clicking the blue circular icon that appears on the left side of the page, allows for adjustments to colours, font, font size, cursor size, text spacing, contrast and formatting for a more tailored browsing experience. Please allow a moment for the menu to fully load after activation. 

File formats

Documents, such as brochures and fact sheets are provided in PDF format. These documents require the use of Acrobat Reader to open which is available for free download.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on our website’s accessibility. For assistance or to report issues please email support@apm.net.au or call 1800 276 276.

This statement was updated on 25 April 2024.