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The Australian Genomics Health Alliance (Australian Genomics) is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Targeted Call for Research into Preparing Australia for the Genomics Revolution in Health Care (2015). The grant (GNT1113531) is administered by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI). The contents of the Australian Genomics website are solely the responsibility of Australian Genomics and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC.

Australian Genomics recognises the importance of protecting the privacy and rights of individuals in relation to their personal information and adheres to the General Privacy Policy, Website Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute as detailed below.

“We”, “us” or “our” refers to the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (ABN 21 006 566 972).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect any personal information you choose to give us when you use this website or contact us directly.  We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and this Privacy Policy helps you to make an informed decision about your relationship with us, so please read it carefully.

We may amend or update this policy at our discretion. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

If you are looking for the Privacy Policy of the Australian Genomics CTRL platform, please select this policy from the menu on the right hand of this page side, or click here.

1. Your consent

By using our website you expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

If you choose to provide us with personal information, you also expressly consent to the transfer and storage of that information on the servers of our reputable third party suppliers of IT infrastructure. Those servers are located in Melbourne, Australia.

2. What is personal information?

Personal information means any information or opinion, whether true or not, about you from which your identity is apparent or can reasonably be established.

3. What, how and why we collect your personal information

When visiting our website we automatically collect and store the following information:

  • the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, unimelb.edu.au if you are connecting from The University of Melbourne’s domain);
  • the date and time you access our website; and
  • the internet address of the website from which you linked to our site.

We use such information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our website, and to help us make our website more useful to visitors.

If you decide to send us personal information, for example, in an electronic communication containing a question or comment, by completing an online profile, making a donation, subscribing to our research updates and newsletter function or otherwise sharing your personal information with us, we may use such information:

  • to respond to your requests and contact you when necessary;
  • to verify your identity;
  • to process donations and provide receipts;
  • to provide you with targeted content about us and activities to which you are interested in;
  • to promote our programs and activities including fundraising events and activities;
  • to send you news and further information about us including promotional material which we believe may be of interest to you; and
  • to undertake research for us including by participating in voluntary surveys and polls.

Your personal information may include your name, address, telephone numbers, email address, your child’s name, age and school or bank/credit card details if you are donating.

If you do not wish to have your or your child’s personal information used for our promotional or marketing activities, you may always opt-out of receiving future mailings (see the “Opt Out” section in our Terms & Conditions).

4. Who do we disclose your personal information to?

We will not provide your personal information to any third parties except to:

  • parties that you authorise us to disclose your personal information to;
  • our partners, affiliates, contractors and consultants who assist us in providing services to us and are required by us to protect your personal information;
  • your organisation, if you are acting on behalf of an organisation;
  • law enforcement or other government agencies or by a court or like body;
  • our professional advisors; or
  • where we are otherwise permitted or required by the Privacy Act or any other law.

5. Anonymity

You have the option of whether to provide personal information or to remain anonymous.  If you prefer that we not collect your personal information, please do not submit or provide it. Please note that we may not be able to fully provide our services to you or respond to you if you choose not to provide personal information.

6. Accuracy and access to your personal information

We value the importance of keeping our records current and your right to access personal information we hold about you. If you think that any information we hold about you is inaccurate or if you wish to access your personal information or complain about our use of it, please contact us on the details below.

We will take all reasonable steps to comply with your request and if we deny your request for access, we will tell you why.

7. Security

In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure of your personal information, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect from you. Any personal information you provide us with is added to a secure database maintained by us.

This website secures your private information by using a SSL (secure socket layer) certificate for all information provided via our website.

We take reasonable steps to keep personal information secure from unauthorized use or disclosure. However, the Internet is not a secure environment. If you send us information via the Internet you do so at your own risk.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our practices, our website or our dealings with your personal information, you can contact us at australian.genomics@mcri.edu.au.

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info@australiangenomics.org.au
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Victoria 3052 Australia

In the spirit of reconciliation Australian Genomics acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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Accessibility Statement

  • www.australiangenomics.org.au
  • May 21, 2025

Compliance status

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email

Screen-reader and keyboard navigation

Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:

  1. Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.

    These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.

  2. Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.

    Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Disability profiles supported in our website

  • Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
  • Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
  • Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
  • ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
  • Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
  • Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments

  1. Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
  2. Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
  3. Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
  4. Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
  5. Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
  6. Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
  7. Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.

Browser and assistive technology compatibility

We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).

Notes, comments, and feedback

Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to