Finalists announced for the 2025 Australian Access Awards!
10 October 2025
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…
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W3C Unveils New Logo and Tagline to Reflect Mission and Community Focus.
3 October 2025
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has introduced a fresh logo and tagline, “making the web work — for everyone,” to signal positive changes and re-engagement with its community. The…
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Rogue Prince of Persia's Accessibility Features Explained.
2 October 2025
Rogue Prince of Persia, developed by Evil Empire, has hit the shelves on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Amazon Luna, offering an action-packed roguelite experience that’s…
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Target to Roll Out Accessible Self-Checkout for Shoppers who are Blind in the US.
1 October 2025
Target has recently announced a new accessible self-checkout system designed to make shopping easier for customers with disability, especially those who are blind or have low vision in…
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Meta Unveils Smarter Ray-Ban Glasses: See, Hear, and Talk with AI
26 September 2025
Meta and Ray-Ban have released their all-new Meta Ray-Ban Display, it is an updated version of their smart-frames, which is audio-only. The Display now includes…
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New Updates on the WCAG 3.0 Working Draft
19 September 2025
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has just announced new updates on the Explainer for WCAG 3 and the WCAG 3 Working Draft for September 2025…
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Critical Pathways - Ensuring Digital Accessibility for People with Disability Facing Domestic Violence project commencement
12 September 2025
As part of a recent grant funding received from the Australian Government Department of Social Services, Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) is pleased to share the commencement of the…
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Publication of ISO Plain Language Standard Part 2, ISO 24495-2:2025
12 September 2025
On August 26th, 2025, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) released part 2 of their plain language standard, ISO 24495-2:2025 Plain Language, Part 2: Legal Communication.
This new…
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City of Irvine Deploys Robots to Assess Accessibility
11 September 2025
The City of Irvine has partnered with Daxbot, an Oregon-based company, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of its public facilities’ accessibility. As part of the city’s self-evaluation…
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Missouri Doctoral Student Works to Improve Digital Accessibility in Fashion
5 September 2025
A Missouri doctoral student, Emma Nicoson, is working to make fashion websites more accessible to people who are blind or with low vision. Nicoson’s research focuses on coding websites…
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