This accessibility statement applies to www.arcare.com.au.
Our goal is to ensure as many people as possible are able to use our website. Together with Recite Me, resources have been dedicated to enhancing our website’s user-friendliness and accessibility, to ensure every individual deserves to experience and engage with digital content equally.
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 its website and services. This commitment is rooted in the belief that ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and unrestricted experience for individuals with disabilities is a shared ethical responsibility.
While 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 use the Recite Me assistive technology tool to provide additional support to aid a more inclusive user experience. 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 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
+ View website pages in text-only mode
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, then please contact us through our Contact Form.
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 its 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.
This statement is reviewed at least once a year and updated.
March 2025
Access enhanced features for accessibility and language translation with the Recite Me toolbar.
How do I access the Recite Me toolbar?
You can open the Recite Me Accessibility Toolbar by clicking on the Accessibility icon in the bottom right corner of the page.
This button now appears in the top right corner of every page of our website.
After you click on the button, the Recite Me toolbar opens and displays a range of different options for customising the way the website looks and ways you can interact with the content.
How does Recite Me help me access this website?
Recite Me helps people access our website and customise the content in a way that works best for them.
The Recite Me toolbar has a unique range of functions. You can use it to:
+ Read website text aloud (including PDFs)
+ Download the text as an MP3 file to play it where and when it suits you
+ Change font sizes and colours
+ Customise background-colours
+ Translate text into more than 100 different languages
+ Access a fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus
Recite Me User Guide
Play Audio
Back: Rewind to the previous paragraph of text
Play: Click the play button to read the text aloud
Forward: Skip forward to the next paragraph of text
Text Options
Decrease: This will decrease the text size
Font: You can change the font that displays on the page
Increase: This will increase the text size
Colour, Ruler and Mask
Colour: Change the background, text, and link colours
Ruler: Click to enable the reading ruler
Screen Mask: Will create a letterbox for focused viewing of a section of the page
Dictionary, Translation, and Magnifier
Dictionary: Highlight and click on this to view the definition of the word
Translation: Translate text into a different language
Magnifier: Click and drag the magnifying glass to magnify text on the screen
Margins, Plain Text Mode, and Download Audio
Text Mode: Remove images to view content in plain text mode
Margins: Change the text dimensions by narrowing the width of the text column
Download Audio: Highlight the text then click the button to download the text as an audio file
Settings
Settings: Adjust your Recite Me toolbar settings
Reset: This will restore the default settings
User Guide: This will give you an overview of the Recite Me toolbar features
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Do I need to download anything to enable Recite Me?
No. Recite Me is cloud-based software so there is no need to install anything on your computer.
Q. How do I launch the Recite Me Toolbar?
To Launch the Recite Me Web accessibility toolbar you will need to click on the button in the bottom right corner. This will then launch the toolbar, which will appear at the top of the page.
Q. How Do I Disable the Auto Read?
To disable the auto read you need to click on the button marked “Settings”. This will give you a list of 3 functions to choose from. You need to click on the bottom to the Right of the option marked “Autoplay” This will then disable auto-read.
Q. Does Recite Me work across different operating systems and mobile devices?
Yes. Our software works on multiple devices and operating systems including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows devices.
Q. Can I save my Settings?
The Recite Me toolbar uses cookies to save user settings.
Q. How do I change the Language?
To change the language of the website that you are viewing you need to select the button marked “Languages”. This will then produce a drop-down list of all the languages that Recite offers.
Find the language that you want from the list and press on it, the site will then be converted to that language.
Q. How do I create an MP3?
To create an MP3, first, turn off the Autoplay option located within the settings button. Highlight the section of Text that you wish to create into an MP3.
Once highlighted select the Download Audio button from the toolbar. You will then see a message telling you that your file is being created.
Once created you will see the file appear ready at the bottom of the web page. You can now either listen to the file created or save it to a location of your choice.
Q. How do I Turn Recite Me Off?
To Close the Recite toolbar simply click on the icon marked “Close” to the right of the Toolbar.
Q. Why is Accessibility Important to Us?
Accessibility is important to us as it provides all users with equal access and opportunities, regardless of their individual circumstances.
We are committed to online accessibility and this can be achieved with the use of the Recite Me Accessibility Checker and Assistive Toolbar.
