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| 03 December 2013 |
Telstra bans CAPTCHA tests Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra has won the day by announcing it will no longer use CAPTCHA tests on its apps and websites. |
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| 13 November 2013 |
Forum to discuss accessible communications for councils A Melbourne forum about accessible communications for local councils will be held on Thursday 14 November. Called the White Horse City Council... |
| 12 November 2013 |
Jodi Awards acknowledge digital media access The tenth anniversary Jodi Awards were held this week at the UK’s annual Museums Conference, celebrating high quality projects that contribute to... |
| 08 November 2013 |
Is access to the internet a human right? The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) held a public talk on Thursday which explored the issue of access to the internet and the web as a... |
| 07 November 2013 |
Register now for OZeWAI 2013 OZeWAI is an annual conference for Australia’s web accessibility community. First held in 1998, OZeWAI has a loyal following of web professionals who... |
| 01 November 2013 |
Rights Talk – internet as a human right The Australian Human Rights Commission is holding its next Rights Talk on the theme ‘Access to the internet as a human right’ in Sydney on Thursday. |
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| 28 October 2013 |
2013 Captioning Awards winners announced The annual Captioning Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in captioning. The winners in 2013 were announced on Friday in Sydney at a... |
| 25 October 2013 |
Web awards encourage accessibility in Australia The annual Australian Web Industry Association’s (AWIA) Awards were held last night in Sydney. This was the culmination of a number of state finals... |
| 18 October 2013 |
Bushfire information for those who are Deaf or hearing impaired Australia is in for a long hot summer. ABC local radio is the recommended source for emergency bushfire information. Below is a list of alternative... |
| 01 October 2013 |
How inaccessible websites could affect your vote In the wake of Australia's Federal election, Dr Scott Hollier looks at how voters with disability were disadvantaged by the websites and systems on... |
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| 18 September 2013 |
Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards winners announced Organisations that recognise the need to address web accessibility and digital inclusion were among those celebrated at the Australia and New Zealand... |
| 11 September 2013 |
Captioning Awards 2013: get your nominations in Nominations are now open for the 2013 Deafness Forum of Australia Captioning Awards. The Awards are held annually to recognise and encourage... |
| 09 September 2013 |
Facebook accessibility: a year of progress It has been one year since Facebook, the most widely used social media network in the world, introduced a dedicated Accessibility Team as part of its... |
| 09 September 2013 |
PointFinder: a new way to get around town An Australian-made Android app has gone live today which is designed to help blind and vision impaired users navigate between landmarks. |
| 04 September 2013 |
Print Disability Round Table: call for papers The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities is now calling for presentation abstracts for its May 2014 event. |
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| 23 August 2013 |
Accessibility improvements on Twitter Social media tool Twitter has announced its efforts to make its website twitter.com more accessible to people with disabilities. |
| 19 August 2013 |
Round-up of the M-Enabling Australasia 2013 Conference Experts in mobile technology, accessibility, industry representatives, government and disability and consumer advocacy groups last week came together... |
| 16 August 2013 |
ACCAN calls for new access legislation The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called for new legislation to ensure the accessibility of online content and... |
| 14 August 2013 |
Australia falling behind in video on demand captioning Media Access Australia today released a report, Captioning on Video on Demand: It’s Time for Australia to Catch Up, which shows that most video on... |
| 05 August 2013 |
Let’s end CAPTCHA for good A campaign has been launched in Australia asking some of the world’s largest companies to lead the way and phase out the use of CAPTCHAs across the... |