Written by Dr. Scott Hollier, CEO of Centre for Accessibility Australia.
Buying everyday products online – such as airline tickets – can be a quick and simple process. Customers may have the…
Read full story: Flight Centre Refuses Blind Passenger Refund in Potential Discrimination and Consumer Law Breaches.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has recently released a draft outlining accessibility user requirements for collaboration tools, titled “Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements” (CTAUR). Actively contributed by editors Jason…
Read full story: W3C Drafts Collaboration Tools Accessibility Guidance.
Join Us! Beyond Compliance: Digital Accessibility in the Workplace – York!
When: Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm AWST
Where: York Community Resource Centre.
Centre for…
Read full story: Join Us! Beyond Compliance: Digital Accessibility in the Workplace – York!
The Centre for Accessibility Australia recently hosted a free workshop, “Beyond Compliance: Digital Accessibility in the Workplace – Broome,” at the Lyan-ngan Nyirrwa Cultural Wellbeing Centre.
The event aimed to…
Read full story: Centre for Accessibility Australia Hosts Successful Workshop in Broome!
As the deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) 2025 draws near, organisations are urged to take proactive steps to enhance their digital accessibility standards. This legislation, poised to reshape…
Read full story: Preparing for the European Accessibility Act 2025: Navigating the Future of Digital Accessibility.
Accessibility in typography and fonts is based upon different factors, including readability, legibility, and versatility, across many different platforms and mediums. Since the release of Microsoft Office in 2007, Calibri…
Read full story: From Calibri to Aptos: A Shift Towards Accessibility in Microsoft Word Fonts.
The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Assistive Technology Conference has once again taken place, in San Diego, with a tonne of accessibility tech on showcase.
We at the Centre for…
Read full story: CSUN Unveils Sony’s Retina Projection Camera Kit at Assistive Technology Conference.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has recently unveiled an accessible update, benefitting users who are blind and with low vision. This new function – Read Aloud – assists users by having written responses read…
Read full story: ChatGPT Introduces Read Aloud Feature for Accessibility.
Two recent graduates from Lebanon have recently unveiled a glove capable of translating sign language into spoken words.
Dubbed the “Infinity Glove,” the inventors, Samir Elias and Wassim Omran have…
Read full story: Infinity Glove: Revolutionising Sign Language Communication.
Envision, an assistive technology specialist, has partnered with BlindShell, a developer of phones tailored for individuals who are blind or with low vision, to integrate the Envision App into the…
Read full story: Envision App Joins Forces with BlindShell Classic 2 for Enhanced Accessibility.