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.
We’re excited to announce that the 2025 Australian Access Awards are set to take place on Wednesday, November 12, at Optus Stadium’s River View Room in Burswood, Western…
Read full story: The Australian Access Awards Are Back: Celebrating Digital Accessibility, November 2025.
The UK government is launching a pilot program to provide assistive technology to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in up to 4,000 schools.
With a…
Read full story: UK Government Launches £1.7 Million Assistive Technology Pilot for SEND Children.
Microsoft has released an update to its Narrator feature in Windows 11, which uses artificial intelligence to provide detailed descriptions of images, charts, and graphs.
This update is designed to…
Read full story: Narrator Update Brings AI-Driven Image Descriptions.
Google Meet has introduced fully customised live captions, enhancing readability and personalisation for a more accessible meeting experience.
With this new feature, users can tailor captions to their specific needs…
Read full story: Google Meet Now Allows Customisable Captions.
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.