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Why does my organisation need digital access?
A brief summary of digital access and how to address it, plus some policies and legal precedents.
Campaign
Accessibility is not a feature; it is a social movement.
Resources
What you need to know about accessible design
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How will people with a disability engage with my content?
An introduction to assistive technologies used by people with disability, and some common access issues.
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How does digital access apply to my role?
Tips for addressing digital access across different organisational roles, documents, and social media.
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What is the WCAG Standard?
We provide a summary of WCAG and an overview of the principles, guidelines and success criteria.
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How do I achieve the WCAG Standard?
Establish a plan for your approach, then work through these success criteria for WCAG compliance.
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How do I check if my work is accessible?
Steps for checking, evaluating and assessing the accessibility of your online content.
Services
Improve the accessibility of your content
Accessibility Audits
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
Audio descriptions are an additional narration track in videos that describes the scenes and actions for blind and visually impaired people.
Disability Awareness Training
For organisations interested in enhancing accessibility to participants and clients with disability.
DAIP Reviews
Assistance to develop, implement, monitor or review your Disability And Inclusion Plans (DAIP).
Awards
Be recognised and rewarded for your good work
Websites
This category acknowledges desktop versions of websites that have incorporated accessibility. Awarded to sites that champion WCAG 2.0 web standards.
Apps
This category honours the best mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone that have been designed and developed with accessibility in mind.
Innovation
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.
News
What’s been happening?
Building in or bolting on? ITEE Engineers Australia presentation
2 March 2019
This article was originally written by Dr Scott Hollier and published on his website.
Earlier in the week it was a great privilege to be the Information, Telecommunications, and…
Read full story: Building in or bolting on? ITEE Engineers Australia presentation
Thank you Tasmania for continuing to Escape the Accessibility Island
20 February 2019
Dr. Scott Hollier recently returned from running some workshops in Tasmania in partnership with the Centre For Accessibility and VisAbility.
The trip included VisAbility document accessibility specialists Vithya Vijayakumare and…
Read full story: Thank you Tasmania for continuing to Escape the Accessibility Island
VisAbility release new online resource to empower vision impaired to navigate NDIS
21 November 2018
Western Australian based disability service provider VisAbility has officially launched My Vision My Choice, a new online resource to assist people with vision impairment to navigate the National Disability Insurance…
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Australian Digital Transformation Agency commits to WCAG 2.1 AA update
2 August 2018
By Dr. Scott Hollier
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), a Federal government department that oversees the national Digital Service Standard (DSS), issued a tweet recently confirming it will be moving…
Read full story: Australian Digital Transformation Agency commits to WCAG 2.1 AA update
