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Accessibility

This site is produced by the Department of Corrective Services. It aims to provide comprehensive information about the Department and its services.

This website has been designed to be as accessible to as many users as possible, including people with disabilities, who may use assistive technologies, and those with slower Internet connections.

The accessibility features available on this website include:

  • resizable text
  • skip to content links and a logical tab order to navigate using assistive technologies
  • printer-friendly pages.

Please note that you can also request any document available on the website, by using the Contact Us form, in the following formats:

  • printed/hard-copy
  • documents to be made available in an alternative format such as plain text file.

This page covers four guides to using this website in an effort to improve accessibility:

Text resizing

You can make the text larger or smaller on this website, or on any website you visit by changing your web browser settings.

To check which version of web browser is installed on your computer:

  • open your browser
  • select Help from the top menu of your browser
  • select About (followed by your browser name) from the drop down list.

The screen that comes up will display which browser and version you are using.

You can also change the text size from most pages on the Department of Corrective Services website by using the text resize icons Text resize icons.

How to change the text size through your browser

The list below is a guide on how to adjust the text size in common web browsers. Please consult your web browser help menu if your browser is not listed or for more comprehensive instructions.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0+
    • Select View in the menu, select Text Size and choose a size from the options Largest to Smallest.
    • From Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0+, you can also use the zoom feature to enlarge the whole content of your browser window. To do this either press Ctrl+Plus Sign to zoom in or Ctrl+Minus Sign to zoom out. Alternatively, use the zoom option at the bottom right of the browser window.
  • FireFox
    • Select View in the menu, select Zoom and choose either Zoom In or Zoom Out.
  • Opera
    • Select View in the menu, select Zoom, and then choose a size from the list.
  • Safari
    • Select View in the menu and select Make Text Bigger to increase the text size or Make Text Smaller to reduce the text size.

How to change the text size on a page

On the right side of the page, just below the main navigation menu, there are two text resize icons Text resize icons that can be used to adjust the page's text size. Use the large icon to increase the text size and the small icon to decrease the text size.

Using the website

The site has the following navigational features to aid you in your visiting experience:

  • Search

Search box

Search the website with keywords to find the information you need.

You can use Boolean operators between keywords, such as AND, OR, NEAR, AND NOT to conduct a more specific search.

  • Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs

The breadcrumbs, above the page title, help you to determine the location of the page that you are viewing.

  • Main navigation menu
Main navigation menu

Covers the key topics covered by the website.

  • Sub navigation menu

Sub navigation

Covers information related to each of the key website topics.

Printer-friendly pages

Throughout the website, most pages have a printer-friendly equivalent. Simply use the Print icon Print icon on whichever page you would like to print. The Print function is located on the right side of the page below the main navigation menu.

When a web page is printed, it will only print the title and content of the page. Navigation menus are automatically removed for your convenience to improve readability on paper.

Plug-in requirements

Throughout this website, you may encounter documents and files that require you to install additional software on your computer. Please note that in most cases you are not required to install anything as most computers are capable of reading the documents and files on this website.

The following is a list of software that you may need:

Exchanging files between previous releases of Microsoft Office and the 2007 Microsoft Office release

Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 to reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.

Last updated: 5-Mar-2010

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