Accessibility statement

The schoolproperty.govt.nz website has been designed to be as accessible as possible to everyone, including disabled people and people who use assistive technologies. To ensure our content is accessible, we aim to meet the following New Zealand Government standards.

Web Accessibility Standard 1.2open_in_new

Web Usability Standard 1.4open_in_new

At a minimum, that means our website:

• meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA, as per the NZ Government Web Accessibility Standard
• works on the most common browsers, platforms and devices, and with assistive technologies.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1open_in_new

While using the site, you should be able to:

• change the colours, contrast levels, fonts and text size
• zoom in up to 400% without text spilling off the screen, or having to scroll horizontally to see it
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard or speech recognition software
• navigate most of the website using a screen reader, like JAWS, NVDA or VoiceOver.

We are aware that some content – like PDF documents or complex spreadsheets – may not be fully accessible. We’ll continue to work on improving these documents over time.

Email us at info@schoolproperty.govt.nz if: 

• there’s any information you can’t access on this website, or 
• you need us to share content with you in a different format.  

When you get in touch, be sure to include:

• your name
• your email or postal address
• the address (URL) of the web page you need support to access
• if applicable, the format you need the content in.

We’d also like to hear from you if you have any suggestions on how we can improve the site’s accessibility.

The NZ Digital government website has provided tips to help people navigate websites using browser functions, assistive technologies, and keyboard shortcuts. These tips may also be useful when navigating this website.

Accessibility tips for navigating websitesopen_in_new