Western Australian based disability service provider VisAbility has officially launched My Vision My Choice, a new online resource to assist people with vision impairment to navigate the National Disability Insurance…
Read full story: VisAbility release new online resource to empower vision impaired to navigate NDIS
Posted by Dr Scott Hollier, Director and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), a Federal government department that oversees the national Digital Service…
Read full story: Australian Digital Transformation Agency commits to WCAG 2.1 AA update
Posted by Dr Scott Hollier, Director and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
The Amazon Echo Show, a digital smartspeaker that includes a touchscreen, has received a new…
Read full story: Amazon updates Echo Show to support speech and hearing impaired users
Posted by Dr Scott Hollier, Director and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
Last week it was a great privilege to provide a webinar to staff from the…
Read full story: ATO staff upskill in preparation for WCAG 2.1
Posted by Dr Scott Hollier, Director and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
As a child of the 1980s, I find the evolution of video games a fascinating…
Read full story: Accessible gaming: the calls for improvement grow louder every Fortnite
Posted by Dr Scott Hollier, Director and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
It’s a common story – you are a passionate accessibility advocate, trying to do your…
Read full story: Escaping the web accessibility island
The Centre for Accessibility Australia was launched at the DADAA Fremantle Hub yesterday by the Honourable Stephen Dawson, Minister for Disability Services and Environment. The audience was treated to screen…
Read full story: Centre For Accessibility Australia Launch
Access is not only something for presenters to address. As successful works are created and mounted by diverse artists, it’s also become an integral part of creative practice. In many examples, stories told with access at the forefront creates work that all people can enjoy, and is not aimed specifically at able-bodied audiences.
Read full story: The future of aesthetic use of access in art
Microsoft has announced its upcoming release of a game controller designed specifically for people with disabilities. The Adaptive Controller for Xbox can be connected to external buttons, switches, joysticks and mounts, giving players with a wide range of physical disabilities the ability to customise their setups.
Read full story: Microsoft launches adaptive game controller
People with disability face significant barriers in their day-to-day lives and use of the web which many of us simply take for granted. Holly McKee write about why we should all be considering accessibility in our designs.
Read full story: Why you can’t call yourself a UX Designer if you’re ignoring accessibility.