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July 2017
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10 July 2017 PCWA web access course wins top honour
The Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility (PCWA) web and digital access course has been officially praised for ‘Educational Achievement’ as...
February 2017
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27 February 2017 Check out the world’s least accessible website
Mehmet Duran, a developer in the accessibility team at the UK Government’s Digital Service group, created a website with two colleagues that is the...
September 2016
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12 September 2016 Slow and unsteady does not win the race – how to complain about slow broadband
If your broadband is providing you with speeds that are consistently lower than the performance figures stated by your internet service provider (ISP...
August 2016
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26 August 2016 New initiative to improve disability access in the workplace
Access and inclusion in the workplace is a hot topic in Australia and Media Access Australia wholeheartedly applauds and supports initiatives that...
July 2016
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21 July 2016 G3ict acquires IAAP in global accessibility merger
The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) has announced it will be acquiring the International...
18 July 2016 USAA’s new banking app allows voice-guided cheque depositing
USAA, a Texas-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services group, has recently demonstrated that banking and accessibility can easily go hand in...
11 July 2016 Google invests in start-up that identifies images through your phone’s camera
Google has said “oui” (yes) to buying French start-up Moodstocks, a company that specialises in rapid object recognition from smartphones. This...
08 July 2016 New free technology resource for teachers of the Deaf
Australian not-for-profit, Conexu Foundation, has developed a free resource guide for teachers aimed at students who are Deaf, hard of hearing or...
07 July 2016 Governments are toughening up on public sector web accessibility
State and Federal Governments around the globe are toughening up on public sector web accessibility. The latest case is the Alaskan Juneau School...
05 July 2016 UK charity puts pressure on government to enforce web accessibility
Robin Christopherson, head of digital inclusion at Abilitynet, a UK disabilities charity, has written an open letter to the British Parliament, to...
June 2016
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23 June 2016 5 simple ways you can dramatically improve your blog’s accessibility
Blogging encourages freedom of personal expression so it should be a right for anyone, regardless of disabilities or requirements, to have access to...
21 June 2016 Call for judges – Australian Web Award 2016
Would you like to be a judge, or do you know a suitably qualified professional who would like to, for this year’s Australian Web Awards? Applications...
14 June 2016 Lets talk cognitive – a communication reviewer’s perspective
Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, recently wrote The Cognitive Disability Digital Accessibility Guide....
09 June 2016 PCWA online course aims to promote accessibility
Inclusion and accessibility are hot topics that impact on the daily lives of around 25% of the population who have a disability or impairment. And...
08 June 2016 How the blind experience the internet
What is the internet like when you have a vision impairment? Chris Moury, who has rapidly declining vision, speaks about this topic on Control Z, a...
02 June 2016 Election websites accessibility report – improving but still difficult to use
Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, recently tested a number of websites related to the upcoming Federal...
May 2016
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19 May 2016 5 ways to experience digital accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
As today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we thought that we would encourage some involvement amongst the community so that you can gain...
17 May 2016 MAA launches the Cognitive Disability Digital Accessibility Guide
Cognitive disability can be a difficult condition to understand. This is particularly the case for organisations wanting to be able to find out how...
12 May 2016 Apple Store adds new access section in time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Individuals with impairments can now find third party accessible accessories for Mac, iPad and iPhone devices to suit their specific needs under the...
11 May 2016 Public Sector web and mobile app accessibility to become law in Europe
Last week, three years since its proposal, it was agreed that public sector web accessibility will now become a legal requirement in Europe; an...

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