Website Accessibility

UNSW Global Pty Limited is an innovator and market leader in the provision of international education, training and consulting services to individuals, the community, business, government and non-government organisations. It is a not for profit, wholly owned enterprise of the University of New South Wales (UNSW). It has 236 full-time staff with an annual turnover in excess of $75 million.

UNSW Global compromises a number of internationally renowned business groups:

• UNSW Foundation Studies delivers Australia's leading university preparation program
• UNSW Institute of Languages is Australia's most comprehensive English and language training and testing centre
• UNSW Study Abroad arranges for international university students to receive an accredited study and cultural experience in Australia
• Educational Assessment Australia conducts large-scale assessment testing programs in schools nationally and internationally
• Learn4Life offers community courses, business courses and customised business programs
• Consulting and Expert Opinion Services provides expert advice and consulting services to the public and private sectors in Australia and internationally.

UNSW Global has managerial oversight of the UNSW offshore offices in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It also manages various offshore initiatives including the Hong Kong based recruitment company, Australian Education Consultancy Limited.

Welcome to the UNSW Global Accessibility Support Web Page. Through its business groups and its corporate website, UNSW Global is committed to providing accessibility support to students and staff with special needs. This document provides additional information on the services we offer for students with disabilities and links to resources to help staff in the design of accessible websites, online courses and resources.

For the purposes of this document, UNSW Global refers to the corporate website and the websites of all UNSW Global business groups.

Each year (both at UNSW Global and the University of New South Wales) a number of students register as having some kind of disability. The disabilities reported include blindness, vision impairment, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and others.

The internet and web based materials have become an important and effective source of educational resources but if these resources are not designed with accessibility in mind it can be difficult or impossible for students with disabilities to use them. Depending on the nature of the disability, students might have some of the following barriers to accessing online resources:

• difficulty reading or comprehending text or distinguishing colours;
• unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the UNSW Global site;
• difficulty with organisation, structure or memory (material difficult to navigate, poorly structured or complex, or the interface may be inconsistent);
• those with mobility problems, limited motor control or vision impairment may not be able to use a keyboard or mouse;
• they may not be able to see or hear audio, video or animations;
• they may not be fluent in the language of instruction.

UNSW Global reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the UNSW Global site raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed.

The aim of an accessible website is to be understood by everyone regardless of any disability they may have, or the browser or assistive technology they may be using. The goal is to provide, as far as possible, the same experience to everyone.

The UNSW corporate web site has been developed using benchmark guidelines based on those produced by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), accepted worldwide as the standard. The aim is to be fully compliant with Priority Levels One, Two and where appropriate, Level Three of the W3C Guidelines. Additionally, all documents in Adobe PDF format are, wherever possible in an accessible format provided that the user has installed Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.00 or above and a PDF compatible screen reader. The site has been tested by using the Wave automated checking mechanism, and through manual checks by reviewers including users with disabilities.

If you encounter any problems accessing any part of the site, please contact the webmaster and let us know. We cannot, though, be responsible for sites that are not part of the UNSW Global corporate website or those of its business groups.