The digital world is a rapidly changing environment that all of us increasingly rely upon. The reality is, for people living with a disability, much of the internet remains inaccessible (despite the legal policies put in place to facilitate accessibility). To create a more inclusive world, the Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) aims to reduce the accessibility gap.
In honour of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2022. The Centre for Accessibility Australia Ltd, spoke with people about their disability. Those interviewed gave a brief insight into their disability…
Read full story: Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2022
Most people when they hear the word “accessibility” assume physical accessibility to places. CFA Australia CEO Dr Scott Hollier together with Dr Justin Brown from Edith Cowan University, have just…
Read full story: CFA Australia CEO highlights digital access challenges in The Conversation
The ABC’s 7:30 program has recently reported on claims that the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has discriminated against people with disability due in part to a lack…
Read full story: National Disability Insurance Agency faces discrimination allegations by workers with disability
LinkedIn recently added a new accessibility feature to its program. Users can now have access to captions in audio events. This is an amazing and inclusive addition as it now…
Read full story: LinkedIn adds caption support to audio events
A brief summary of digital access and how to address it, plus some policies and legal precedents.
An introduction to assistive technologies used by people with disability, and some common access issues.
Tips for addressing digital access across different organisational roles, documents, and social media.
We provide a summary of WCAG and an overview of the principles, guidelines and success criteria.
Establish a plan for your approach, then work through these success criteria for WCAG compliance.
Steps for checking, evaluating and assessing the accessibility of your online content.
An accessibility audit is a professional evaluation of how well your website and digital items meet the needs of people with disability. Auditing can be performed on websites, apps and documents.
Audio descriptions are an additional narration track in videos that describes the scenes and actions for blind and visually impaired people.
For organisations interested in enhancing accessibility to participants and clients with disability.
Assistance to develop, implement, monitor or review your Disability And Inclusion Plans (DAIP).
This category acknowledges desktop versions of websites that have incorporated accessibility. Awarded to sites that champion WCAG 2.0 web standards.
This category honours the best mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone that have been designed and developed with accessibility in mind.
This category acknowledges innovation in digital technology. Awarded to applicants that explore the boundaries of what is possible in web while complying with WCAG 2.0.
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