The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has recently released a draft outlining accessibility user requirements for collaboration tools, titled “Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements” (CTAUR). Actively contributed by editors Jason White, Janina Sajka and Dr…
Join Us! Beyond Compliance: Digital Accessibility in the Workplace – York!
When: Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm AWST
Where: York Community Resource Centre.
Centre for Accessibility Australia presents a free…
The Centre for Accessibility Australia recently hosted a free workshop, “Beyond Compliance: Digital Accessibility in the Workplace – Broome,” at the Lyan-ngan Nyirrwa Cultural Wellbeing Centre.
The event aimed to empower individuals and businesses to…
As the deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) 2025 draws near, organisations are urged to take proactive steps to enhance their digital accessibility standards. This legislation, poised to reshape the digital landscape within the…
Accessibility in typography and fonts is based upon different factors, including readability, legibility, and versatility, across many different platforms and mediums. Since the release of Microsoft Office in 2007, Calibri had been the default font…
The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Assistive Technology Conference has once again taken place, in San Diego, with a tonne of accessibility tech on showcase.
We at the Centre for Accessibility Australia took a closer…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has recently unveiled an accessible update, benefitting users who are blind and with low vision. This new function – Read Aloud – assists users by having written responses read out by ChatGPT.
Previously ChatGPT…
Two recent graduates from Lebanon have recently unveiled a glove capable of translating sign language into spoken words.
Dubbed the “Infinity Glove,” the inventors, Samir Elias and Wassim Omran have described the functionality as a…
Envision, an assistive technology specialist, has partnered with BlindShell, a developer of phones tailored for individuals who are blind or with low vision, to integrate the Envision App into the BlindShell Classic 2 phone.
This…
Microsoft’s Annual Ability Summit recently showcased the tech giant’s commitment to advancing accessibility through the power of AI. Promising accessible features for Windows Copilot, Azure AI, and other Microsoft applications, the event aimed…