May 15th, 2025, marks the 14th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)—a global initiative dedicated to promoting digital accessibility and inclusion for more than one billion people living with…
Read full story: Australian Access Awards are back for 2025! Calling for Nominations!
Today, we at Centre for Accessibility Australia, are thrilled to mark our 5th birthday!
Although our initiative began in 2018, we officially launched our operations in 2020. Since then, we…
Read full story: Centre for Accessibility Australia Celebrates 5th Birthday and Releases Birthday Report.
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) has partnered up with eSight by Gentex Corporation to ensure that people who have low vision are able to access art at the 2025…
Read full story: eSight Go Enhances Museum Experience for Visitors with Low Vision.
Windows 11 PC has unveiled Bluetooth Low Energy Audio (or LE audio) for people with disability.
Some of the innovative features include:
Streaming media and call audio: LE audio connected…
Read full story: Windows 11 Introduces Bluetooth Low Energy Audio for Hearing Devices.
Apple has confirmed a list of features coming with iOS 26, MacOS 26, and more later this year.
Some of the standout features include:
Magnifier for Mac: a new app…
Read full story: Apple Unveils Exciting Accessibility Features for iOS 26 and Beyond.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is pleased to announce the publication of two new web standards:
Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 (DPUB-ARIA) and Digital Publishing Accessibility…
Read full story: W3C Releases Updated DPUB-ARIA and DPUB-AAM Standards for Digital Publishing.
Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) has released a new video highlighting the key findings of their “Cancellations for All Report,” which was published last year.
The report was supported…
Read full story: New Video Highlights Ongoing Telco Accessibility Issues in Australia: “Cancellations for All Report” Supported by ACCAN.
Microsoft is experimenting with new APIs to improve accessibility in its Edge browser, aiming to better support users with disability.
The company is leveraging ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) and…
Read full story: Microsoft Edge Enhances Accessibility with ARIA and ARIA Notify.
Croatia has recently approved a new law that requires payment terminals, ATMs, ticket machines, and other services to be made accessible to people with disability.
This development comes on the…
Read full story: Croatia Moves Towards Greater Digital Accessibility.
In the wake of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google and Microsoft have come out with a range of new accessibility features and updates.
Google has introduced a suite of new…
Read full story: Google and Microsoft Unveil Latest Updates with AI at the Forefront.
SBS has marked Global Accessibility Awareness Day by introducing Auslan (Australian Sign Language) on-screen content to its On Demand platform. A range of titles across multiple genres is now…
Read full story: SBS On Demand Expands Accessibility with Auslan Content.