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.
Designing and developing new apps and technology that is accessible is a challenging endeavour. Recently, Apple held its Design Awards, and 12 designers were awarded the Apple Cube, with two…
Read full story: Australian Designers win Apple inclusive award
Last year, Google created its ‘All In’ inclusive marketing toolkit. The aim of this resource was to make advertising published through Google more inclusive and representative of populations, guiding brands…
Read full story: Google updates toolkit to make advertising more accessible
Tech giant Microsoft is teaming up with the World Bank and Fordham University to create a publicly available, comprehensive, clearinghouse for information surrounding disabilities. The decision to create the hub…
Read full story: World Bank and Microsoft create disability data hub to address disability divide
An Australian company has created the SpendAble app to improve the financial independence of people with an intellectual disability.
The assistive technology app works by connecting to a digital wallet…
Read full story: SpendAble banking app improves financial independence for people with intellectual disability
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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