Accessibility

Life Without Barriers develops and delivers services and support that are accessible to everyone, including people living with disabilities and impairments.

Where barriers to accessibility exist, Life Without Barriers endeavours to enable you to access those places, systems and services through modification or the application of assistive technologies.

The Life Without Barriers Accessibility Action Plan Reference Group and the Life Without Barriers National Disability Consultation Group meet every six weeks to address accessibility.

This website has been built according to W3C guidelines.

On your computer

Most computers have inbuilt accessibility tools. You can make it easier to interact with our website by changing your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to suit you.

Apple Mac users: Go to Apple/System Preferences/Universal Access to modify your computer's settings.

Windows users: Go to Start/Control Panel/Ease of Access Centre to modify your computer's settings.

Assistive technologies

There is a range of assistive technologies* that you can purchase to help you interact with websites, for example:
  • Scanning software
  • Screen readers and magnifiers for making visual content accessible
  • Scripts software for making audio content accessible
  • Alternative keyboards
  • Dragon software, a voice recognition tool, which may help you complete forms online.*
* While Life Without Barriers can provide information about the type of assistive technologies available, purchase is an individual's responsibility. We recommend you fully research a product before purchasing so that it meets your needs. Life Without Barriers does not take responsibility or accept liability for your personal purchase.

Difficulty using our website

If you're having difficulty using our website and would like assistance then email our accessibility experts, giving as much information as possible about the issue.

More information about accessibility

Web Accessibility Guidelines published by the W3C group

National Relay Service is a phone solution for people who have a hearing or speech impairment.

Australian Employers Network on Disability is 'a not for profit organisation funded by its members to take a leadership role in advancing the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business.'

Accessibility Action Plan

Accessibility Action Plan Our innovative Accessibility Action Plan is lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission as a benchmark for other organisations.
Find out more (PDF 5.5MB)

Accessibility enquiries

Accessibility enquiries If you have an enquiry about interacting more easily with our website, email our accessibility experts.