The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has recently announced two accessible voting options most likely to benefit people who are blind and vision impaired or have a print disability.
The…
Read full story: New accessibility options for Western Australia state election
The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Assistive Technology (AT) Conference, generally regarded as the world’s largest conference relating to digital access, has moved online for the first time in…
Read full story: CSUN 2021 AT online conference registrations now open
By CFA Australia CEO Dr Scott Hollier. Scott is a W3C WAI Invited Expert and Co-convenor for the Research Questions Task Force
What a year it’s been. With…
Read full story: W3C WAI 2020 Year in Review
TikTok, the popular social media short video platform, has expanded its ability to warn developers against posting content that could induce epileptic seizures, and support users in automatically skipping over…
Read full story: TikTok helps developers and users avoid content that causes epileptic seizures
Microsoft has today released its next-generation consoles the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S which promises to not only provide ground breaking new games, but also improves older…
Read full story: Microsoft releases Xbox Series X and S with new accessibility features
The release of the Google Pixel 5 flagship smartphone recently has showcased Android 11, Google’s latest smartphone operating system. While there are a number of new features, the main…
Read full story: Android 11 accessibility update significantly improves voice access control
In a year where apps have allowed us to seamlessly connect remotely with colleagues across the globe, order food and groceries with the click of a button and track our…
Read full story: West Tech Assemblage 2020 puts inclusion and diversity in the spotlight
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Research Questions Task Force (RQTF) and Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group have released the updated Working Draft of a…
Read full story: W3C WAI releases XAUR Working Draft to support accessible immersive environments
The Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (ASCCA) is hosting its annual conference on Tuesday 10th of November 2020 and registrations are now open.
This year the focus will be to…
Read full story: Registrations open for ASCCA 2020 online conference
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has announced its 2020 recipients for its grants projects. This year CFA Australia has been successful in its application regarding its project Telcos…
Read full story: CFA Australia awarded ACCAN grant to support access in the telecommunications sector