The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released an updated Working Draft of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0, continuing the development of the next generation of accessibility guidelines.
The September 2026 update includes…
Dot has launched a new Tactile Display API for its Dot Pad, giving blind users more ways to access digital content using braille and tactile graphics.
Released in September, the new technology works with the…
Google has announced Guided Vision, a new Android accessibility feature designed to help people who are blind or have low vision use their phone’s camera to understand what is around them.
Guided Vision works…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its Accessibility Action Plan 2026–2029, with digital accessibility included as one of its five key areas.
The plan includes a focus on making sure people with…
The European accessibility standard for ICT products and services, EN 301 549 V4.1.1, has been updated to incorporate the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.
EN 301 549 V4.1.1 was…
When Bec’s laptop finally stopped working after more than a decade of getting her through university, replacing it wasn’t financially possible. At the same time, she was preparing to return to the workforce…
Written by Matt Packard, Access and Grants Officer at Centre for Accessibility Australia.
Gaming has been part of my life since I was about five years old, when my parents bought me an early desktop…
A new wearable device is exploring how quieter speech could provide another way for people with disability to control computers and other technology.
Developed by technology company Augmental, VOX is a wearable microphone designed to…
A hands-free device that allows people to control computers and smartphones using their tongue has become publicly available in the United States.
Developed by technology company Augmental, the MouthPad is a custom-made mouthpiece…
Written by Laetitia L. Thompson, Digital Access, Training and Inclusion Coordinator at Centre for Accessibility Australia.
My colleague Glenn, Junior Digital Accessibility Analyst, is blind and wears sunglasses regularly, both outside and indoors, because glare…