This accessibility statement applies to lifeed.org.au

The goal of this website is to guarantee the accessibility of its content and services for individuals who live with disabilities and others who require additional access support. Resources have been dedicated to enhancing the website’s user-friendliness and accessibility, driven by the aligned mission with Recite Me that every individual deserves to experience and engage with digital content, equally.  

Measures to support accessibility 

This website takes the following measures to ensure accessibility by: 

• Including accessibility as part of our 2024-2028 Strategy. 

• Including accessibility throughout our internal policies. 

• Integrating accessibility into our procurement practices. 

Conformance status 

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. This website aims to conform with WCAG 2.2 level AA.  

Accessibility Efforts & Disclaimer 

We remain dedicated to the ongoing enhancement of the accessibility of our website and services. This commitment is rooted in the belief that ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and unrestricted experience for individuals who live with disabilities and others who require additional access support is a shared ethical responsibility. 

We are always striving to enhance the accessibility of all pages and materials on our website, it’s possible that some content has not yet been fully aligned with accessibility standards. This could be attributed to the fact that we may not have identified the most suitable fix to improve a user’s experience. 

Recite Me Assistive Technology  

We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website. To provide additional support to aid a more inclusive user experience, we provide the Recite Me assistive technology tool. This Toolbar enables all website visitors to customise their experience through a range of options to suit their online accessibility and language needs.  

The Recite Me toolbar provides text-to-speech functionality, fully customisable styling features, reading aids and a translation tool with over 100 languages, including 65 text-to-speech voices and many other features. 

This means that when the toolbar is activated by the user they can: 

• Listen to the website using text-to-speech functionality 

• Customise the background, text and accessibility tool colours 

• Modify the font, line height or spacing of text 

• Zoom in up to 200% without text spilling off the screen 

• The text will reflow in a single column when you change the size of your browser window 

• Navigate the website using just a keyboard 

• Translate the website into a different language 

• Download mp3 files of web page text to listen to content 

• View website pages in text-only mode 

Third-party content and functionality 

We may make use of third-party resources that embed content on our website. Wherever possible we will ensure these are conformant. 

Technical Information About this Website’s Accessibility 

Our organisation is committed to making our website accessible to all visitors, in line with regional regulations and we aim for conformance with the WCAG 2.2 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2) at level AA.  

Technical specifications 

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer: 

• HTML 

• CSS 

• JavaScript 

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility guidelines used. 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility 

Our accessibility journey is continuing. We regularly review our website and its content to identify and fix known issues. We can do this by running a check of our website with the Recite Me Accessibility Checker. 

PDF documents 

PDF documents are used on this website. PDF is a document format created by Adobe. To open, read and print PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from the Adobe website. Not all PDF documents will work with assistive technology, such as screen readers. If you need help converting PDF documents to an alternative format, please visit the Adobe website. 

Reporting Accessibility Problems with this Website 

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our website. If you encounter content that you cannot access or have any questions, please contact us on the details below. We are committed to ensuring our content is as accessible as possible and appreciate feedback which provides us with the opportunity to work towards an inclusive solution. 

Damien Sebion / dsebion@lifeed.org.au / (02) 8262 4300 

Any feedback we receive we aim to get back to you as soon as feasible.   

If you have any further concerns , you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) or the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), who are responsible for ensuring websites meet accessibility standards. 

This statement is reviewed at least once a year and updated.