Accessibility

Parkes Shire Council is committed to ensuring equal access to the information on our websites.

The OpenCities platform that this website is powered by is audited annually against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards by Vision Australia – Australia’s peak body and industry leader for the provision of digital accessibility services.

Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) documents

We have attempted to use HyperText Markup Language (HTML) where possible to present information on our website.

While every effort is being made to provide text-based equivalents, or accessible alternatives for our documents, much of this content remains in the Adobe PDF format.

The Adobe Accessibility Resource Centre provides information on the accessibility features of their software, in particular Adobe Reader. An online tool for converting PDF documents to text is also available from the Resource Centre.

National Relay Service

The National Relay Service is an Australian Government initiative. If you are deaf and/or find it hard hearing or speaking with people who use a phone, the National Relay Service (NRS) can help you.

A call through the NRS lets you communicate with a hearing person who is using a phone even if you can't hear or don't use your voice.
The NRS has specially trained staff called Relay Officers who help with every call.
Depending on the type of call, a Relay Officer will change voice to text or text to voice and AUSLAN to English or English to AUSLAN.
Relay officers stay on the line throughout each call to help it go smoothly, but don't change or get in the way of what is being said.
Except for calls made through Video Relay, the NRS is available 24 Hours a day, every day.
Depending on your hearing and speech, and equipment you have, you can choose from one or more relay call types.