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
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has published a Working Group Note; Real-Time Communication Accessibility User Requirements (RAUR).
Real-time communication (RTC) provides real-time…
Read full story: W3C WAI publishes Note on real-time communication accessibility requirements
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published an updated working draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 standard…
Read full story: WCAG 2.2 nears completion with further Draft updates
The Australian Access Awards are a celebration of organisations and individuals that have made their websites and apps accessible. This Thursday, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we launch our 2021 Call for Nominations, inviting all Australians to submit a free nomination to let us know who is doing great work in this space.
Read full story: Australian Access Awards 2021: Opening the call for nominations and introducing our partner Infosys
‘Telcos for All’ report released to the public by the Centre for Accessibility through funding provided by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).
Read full story: Telcos for All – Project funded by ACCAN (The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network)
On Thursday, 20th May, as we recognise Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Infosys along with the Centre for Accessibility is hosting a virtual conversation with leaders from industry, not for profits, media and a citizen’s perspective to accessibility.
Read full story: Global Accessibility Awareness Day event with CFA Australia and Infosys
Zoom, one of the world’s most popular remote meeting software applications, has significantly improved it’s automated captioning feature and is now making it available to free users.
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Read full story: Zoom rolling out automated caption support for free user accounts
Microsoft has recently announced that it will provide developers with the opportunity to have their code checked for accessibility by programmers and gamers with disability as part of its support…
Read full story: Microsoft announces game accessibility developer testing program
On 18 February 2021, Facebook blocked people in Australia from being able to access news on its platform in protest to the Federal government’s proposed media laws. While the…
Read full story: Facebook causes digital access issues through Australian news ban
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has published the first working draft for its significantly updated and renamed W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 standard.
In…
Read full story: W3C WAI WCAG 3.0 first public draft released for comment