The Australian Access Awards, hosted by Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) and led by Dr. Scott Hollier, celebrated its fourth year last night on November 12th at Optus Stadium in Perth.
The event drew notable guests, including Minister Hannah Beazley MLA and Senator Jordon Steele-John, to recognise outstanding contributions to digital accessibility Australia wide.
Professor Justin Brown was Master of Ceremonies during the evening, which began with drinks and canapés. Alter Boy took the stage as entertainment, bringing the house down!
The presented award, a gleaming golden carrot etched into the trophy, symbolises the power of positive motivation and advocacy, reflecting CFA Australia’s belief in the ‘carrot’ approach – encouraging and rewarding achievements in digital accessibility.
The Awards honoured exceptional achievements in government, education, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors, and inducted two Hall of Fame winners.
The winners are:
Not for profit/Community Website of the Year:
Volunteering Gateway: Volunteering Australia
Not for profit/Community App of the Year
Government website of the year
Government App of the Year
Educational Website of the Year
Educational App of the Year
Corporate website of the year (commercial)
Corporate app of the year (Commercial)
Accessibility Initiative of the Year
DCJ Accessibility Studio: NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Hall of Fame:
Accessibility Advocate of the Year
Keeley Johnson
Accessibility Specialist of the Year
Julie Grundy
App of the Year 2025
Website of the Year 2025
Missed the event or want to relive the highlights? You can catch it on YouTube with live captions, or experience it with live captions and audio description.
Huge thanks to our generous sponsors: Brayco Commercial, Coles, Office of Digital Government Western Australia, GrackleDocs, OZeWAI, VisAbility, and Dormatics Australia.
CFA Australia would also like to thank the Australian Access Awards independent judging panel.
To see the full list of finalists, please read our article on the 2025 Australian Access Awards Finalists.
Congratulations to all and thank you for being a part of the social movement!