Making Our Website Accessible

At SWACH, we strive to create content that is both inclusive and accessible for anyone in our community. We are excited to announce that we now provide an accessibility and language translation toolbar as part of our website’s user experience - through Recite Me. Details about how to use this innovative platform and our official web accessibility statement are available below.

How to Access the Recite Me Toolbar

You can access the Recite Me toolbar on any page through the navigation bar at the top. By clicking the blue button with accessibility and translation icons (top right), the toolbar will open up.

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

Recite Me User Guide

Our website is equipped with Recite Me language and accessibility tools to make it more accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible. Below you will find a guide to using all of the features on the Recite Me toolbar.

Color, Ruler & Screen Mask

Color: Change the background, text, and link colors
Ruler: Click to enable the reading ruler
Screen Mask: Will create a letterbox for focused viewing of a section of the page

Plain Text Mode, Margins & Audio Download

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

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

Dictionary, Translation & 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

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


Accessibility Statement for SWACH

This is an accessibility statement from Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines 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. WEBSITE_NAME is fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Additional accessibility considerations

Recite Me Web Accessibility and Language Toolbar
Recite Me is innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors view and use our website in a way that works best for them.
We’ve added the Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar to our website to make it accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible.
It helps one in four people in the US who have a disability, including those with common conditions like sight loss and dyslexia, access our website in the way that suits them best.
It also meets the needs of one in five people in the US who speak a language other than English at home, by translating our web content into over 100 different languages.
How do I access the Recite Me toolbar?
You can open the Recite Me language and accessibility toolbar by clicking on the blue button with a langue icon and an accessibility icon button in the top right corner of the page.
This button now appears in the navigation bar on every page of our website.
After you click on the blue button with a langue icon and an accessibility icon, the Recite Me toolbar opens and displays a range of different options for customizing 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 customize 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 colors
· Customize background-color
· Translate text into more than 100 different languages
· Access a fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus
You can find out more about how Recite Me works from the Recite Me user guide.
Where can I find support for Recite Me?
If you have any questions about Recite Me you can contact us by email at info@reciteme.com or call us at +1 571 946 4068.

Feedback

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Date

This statement was created on 22 August 2023 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.