On Friday 19 November, the second Australian Access Awards, hosted by the Centre for Accessibility Australia, was held at the Western Australian Maritime Museum as a hybrid event. A great…
Read full story: Australian Access Awards 2021 – and the winners are…
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is delighted to announce that Dr Scott Hollier has been nominated for Western Australia Australian of the Year for the…
Read full story: Centre for Accessibility Australia co-founder nominated for Australian of the Year 2022 awards
Finalists have been announced for the 2021 Australian Access Awards.
The Awards, an initiative of the Centre for Accessibility Australia, are a national celebration of organisations, designers, developers and content…
Read full story: Finalists announced for the 2021 Australian Access Awards
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), has recently published a formal W3C Note, on the on the XR Accessibility User Requirements (XAUR).
The Note was developed…
Read full story: XR Accessibility User Requirements now a published W3C Note
CFA Australia today launches its Telco’s for All video, celebrating the great work that the telecommunications sector has done in addressing accessibility issues on their websites and apps.
The…
Read full story: CFA Australia launches its Telcos for All video
Twitter, the popular social media tool that allows users to post short online messages, has announced that tweets that are based on voice can also be viewed as text. This…
Read full story: Twitter rolls out auto-captions for voice tweets on iPhone, iPad
Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of its new Windows 11 operating system which includes some new accessibility features such as voice typing and an improved on-screen keyboard. However…
Read full story: Windows 11 introduces voice typing and opens the door for Android accessibility features
Centre For Accessibility Australia has been successful in the current funding round of the Western Australian government Debarment of Communities Advocacy funding to support students with disability in the tertiary…
Read full story: CFA Australia wins WA government grant to address digital access for students with disability
Google has started rolling out updates to its Maps app to better support information needed by wheelchair users and to provide additional support to disability groups that may find it…
Read full story: Google expands Maps functionality to support wheelchair users and other disability groups
Apple has begun rolling out its latest round of accessibility updates for people with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities that were originally announced in May 2021 for the iPhone…
Read full story: Apple rolls out new accessibility features on its mobile devices