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| 30 November 2011 |
Experts come together to progress Australia’s web accessibility Australia’s key accessibility conference, The Australian Web Adaptability Initiative (OZeWAI), has today kicked off in Melbourne, attracting more... |
| 29 November 2011 |
UK website opens up accessibility discussion A new website created by the eAccessibility Forum in the UK will give people the opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences with web... |
| 25 November 2011 |
Project to make web browsing more customisable Switzerland based community group, Raising The Floor has announced it will host a webinar on one of its projects called the Global Public Inclusive... |
| 24 November 2011 |
Disney accessibility lawsuit settled before trial A lawsuit made against the Walt Disney Company’s theme parks and websites by three blind women in the USA has been settled out of court, ahead of its... |
| 16 November 2011 |
Australian web accessibility awarded The winners of the Australian Web Awards have been announced, recognising the importance of accessibility in web development and design. The... |
| 11 November 2011 |
New organisation to make online video more accessible for blind and vision impaired people The Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRCD) is a new organisation funded by the US Department of Education which will investigate... |
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| 19 October 2011 |
Access conference calls for papers The Roundtable on Print Disability, hosted by the Western Australian Association for the Blind, is calling for papers for its April 2012 conference... |
| 17 October 2011 |
First chapter of guide to creating accessible digital media released Our counterparts, Media Access Canada, are releasing a guide to creating accessible digital media. The project, of which Media Access Australia is a... |
| 07 October 2011 |
Top accessibility tips for project managers This week, two accessibility bloggers, Henny Swan and Karl Groves, weighed in on the debate of how project managers should incorporate accessibility... |
| 04 October 2011 |
W3C announces new online training course in HTML5 audio and video The World Wide Web Consortium has just launched a new training course in HTML5 for web developers and designers. |
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| 15 September 2011 |
Google takes much needed steps towards accessible documents Google has a history of questionable accessibility in its suite of document tools. This week the web giant took a step towards inclusive practice... |
| 12 September 2011 |
Prize rewards best Australian websites: accessibility a key benchmark Nominations for the 2011 McFarlane Prize for excellence in web design are now open. The prize, commemorating the web pioneer Noel McFarlane, aims to... |
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| 24 August 2011 |
Google launches an accessibility survey Google has announced a survey for users who are blind or vision impaired to better understand computer usage and assistive technology patterns in the... |
| 23 August 2011 |
Canadian Government launches new standard on web accessibility The Canadian Government has announced that all public facing government websites will comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG) 2.0... |
| 23 August 2011 |
Users and industry rush to support assistive technology NV Access, the developer of the free NVDA screen reader, has received US$21,200 in donations from users in addition to funding from several... |
| 22 August 2011 |
A comparison of free and low cost screen magnifiers Media Access Australia’s web accessibility team has reviewed several free and low cost screen magnifiers and their common features. |
| 22 August 2011 |
Participants needed for review of social media accessibility Media Access Australia, supported by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, is researching how people with disabilities use social... |
| 16 August 2011 |
NVDA proven a more robust screen reader than Thunder The American Foundation for the Blind TECH lab recently compared the performance of two free screen readers, NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and... |
| 12 August 2011 |
Accessible Internet Rally increases web accessibility awareness When it comes to increasing awareness about web accessibility, the not-for-profit organisation Knowbility continues to inspire developers to create... |
| 12 August 2011 |
Update: goMoney even more accessible says ANZ ANZ contacted Media Access Australia this week to let us know that the accessibility issue that prevented users from reviewing payment input details... |