2025 Australian Access Awards Finalists announced!
The judging for the 4th biennial Australian Access Awards has been completed, and we are delighted to present the finalists below. Centre for Accessibility Australia received a record 126 nominations leading to 64 finalists which are recognised for their great achievements in making their website accessible. All entries were assessed by our eight-member judging panel of passionate accessibility advocates from across Australia.
The ceremony to announce the winners will be held on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at Optus Stadium, Perth. Tickets are available now via Humanitix and a live stream will be available online.
Not-for-profit/community website of the year Finalists
Learn2adult: Mosaic
Katanning Hub: Katanning Hub Community Resource Centre (CRC):
Neve: Women with Disabilities Australia
aaaplay: Reclink Australia
Volunteering Gateway: Volunteering Australia
HBF/myHBF: HBF Health Insurance
Ability Heroes: ABILITY HEROES LTD
See Differently Shop: See Differently with the Royal Society for the Blind
The Aphasia Research Library: The University of Queensland
Not-for-profit/community app of the year Finalists
EmberApp: The Flagstaff Group
Government website of the year Finalists
CITS: Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, Western Australia
wa.gov.au: Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Western Australia
DFES Recovery Website: Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Western Australia
My Gov: Services Australia
Children’s Court of Western Australia: Department of Justice, Western Australia
National Office for Child Safety
Transport WA: Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, Western Australia
Mouthful of Dust: State Library of Victoria
Government app of the year Finalists
Queensland Digital License App: Queensland Government, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Educational website of the year Finalists
University of the Sunshine Coast
Strength in Diversity: Enhancing Your Employment Journey: Edith Cowan University
Educational App of the year Finalists
Moodle: Moodle LMS
Corporate website of the year (commercial) Finalists
P&N Bank: Police & Nurses Limited
Corporate app of the year (Commercial)
TAB: TabCorpTAB
Accessibility Initiative of the Year
DCJ Accessibility Studio: NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Mirror XR: Creart Digital Media
Telstra Touch and Track: Telstra Group Limited
Inclusive Design Research Practice (IDRP): ABC
Cérge Accessibility Suite: Cérge
Hall of Fame:
Keely Johnson
Herin Hentry
Leona Holloway
Anne Tonkin
Julie Grundy
Rosie Putland
The Australian Access Awards are generously sponsored by Brayco Commercial, Coles, Office of Digital Government Western Australia, GrackleDocs, OZeWAI, VisAbility, and Dormatics Australia.
Thank you to all the finalists, judges and everyone involved in making this selection possible.