Accessibility statement

Version: v0.9-draft · Effective: {EFFECTIVE_DATE} · Last updated: {LAST_UPDATED}

Professional review pending. This document is a comprehensive draft prepared for review by a qualified legal practitioner. It has not yet been reviewed. It is published because we do not collect any personal information without first telling you what we do with it, and telling you imperfectly is better than not telling you. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice on your own position. Questions: smedigitalhubSG@gmail.com.

1. Our commitment

Living Life Asia is committed to ensuring that livinglifeasia.com is accessible to the widest possible audience, including users with disabilities. We aim to conform to Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

2. Scope

This statement covers livinglifeasia.com and all pages served from that domain. It does not cover third-party websites linked from this Site, including government portals and other official sources.

3. Known limitations

We are aware of the following accessibility limitations. We are working to address them.

Area	Limitation	WCAG criterion	Impact	Workaround	Target resolution
Data tables	Some comparison tables may lack row headers or scope attributes on complex multi-level headers	1.3.1 Info and Relationships	Screen reader users may find table structure ambiguous	Data is also presented in the surrounding prose	{NEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_REVIEW}
PDF documents	Any PDF linked from this Site may not be fully tagged for accessibility	1.3.1 Info and Relationships	Screen reader users may not be able to read PDF content in reading order	Contact us and we will provide the content in an accessible format	Assessed on upload
Third-party embeds	If third-party content is embedded in future, it may not meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA	Various	Variable — depends on the third party	Core content is always available in plain HTML	Assessed before embedding
Colour contrast — hover states	Interactive element hover states have not been audited against 3:1 contrast ratio for non-text contrast	1.4.11 Non-text Contrast	Users who rely on hover indication may find some states low-contrast	All links are also indicated by underline	{NEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_REVIEW}
Focus order — mobile navigation	Focus order in the collapsed mobile navigation menu has not been fully tested	2.4.3 Focus Order	Keyboard users on mobile may experience unexpected focus sequence in the menu	Desktop keyboard navigation is fully functional	{NEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_REVIEW}
Language of parts	Inline content in Chinese or Malay on otherwise English pages may not carry a lang attribute	3.1.2 Language of Parts	Screen readers may mispronounce inline multilingual text	The language-switched pages carry a page-level lang attribute	{NEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_REVIEW}

4. Technical information

livinglifeasia.com is built on WordPress. We rely on the theme and core WordPress to provide baseline accessibility. Pages are authored in valid HTML5 with semantic headings, landmark regions, and descriptive link text. We use a minimum body text size of 16px and a line height of at least 1.5.

The Site is tested with NVDA on Windows (Chrome and Firefox), VoiceOver on macOS (Safari), and the axe browser extension.

5. Feedback and contact

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this Site, we want to know about it. Please contact us at smedigitalhubSG@gmail.com with the subject line “Accessibility”. Describe the barrier you encountered, the page it occurred on, and the assistive technology or browser you were using.

We will acknowledge your message within 2 working days and respond substantively within 2 working days.

6. Enforcement

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the relevant equality body or digital accessibility enforcement authority in your jurisdiction. In the United Kingdom, that is the Equality and Human Rights Commission. In Singapore, that is the Enable Business Hub. We will cooperate with any formal complaint process.

7. Preparation and review

This statement was prepared on {LAST_UPDATED}. It is reviewed at least annually. The next scheduled review is {NEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_REVIEW}.

We last tested this Site for accessibility on {LAST_UPDATED} using the axe browser extension (Chrome) and NVDA 2024.1 on Windows 11.

8. Third-party content

Content on third-party sites linked from this Site — including government portals and official sources — is outside our control. We cannot guarantee the accessibility of those sites. If you need accessible versions of official documents linked from this Site, please contact the relevant government authority directly. We are happy to assist you identify the correct contact.

Change history

Version	Date	Change
v0.9-draft	{LAST_UPDATED}	Initial statement drafted. Known limitations identified by automated audit (axe) and manual screen reader testing.