CES 2022: a great variety of innovative accessible products
25 January 2022
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world’s largest consumer technology exhibition and showcases the products likely to appear in our shops in the coming months. Here at CFA…
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Australian Access Awards 2021 – and the winners are…
22 November 2021
On Friday 19 November, the second Australian Access Awards, hosted by the Centre for Accessibility Australia, was held at the Western Australian Maritime Museum as a hybrid event. A great…
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Centre for Accessibility Australia co-founder nominated for Australian of the Year 2022 awards
25 October 2021
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is delighted to announce that Dr Scott Hollier has been nominated for Western Australia Australian of the Year for the…
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Finalists announced for the 2021 Australian Access Awards
12 October 2021
Finalists have been announced for the 2021 Australian Access Awards.
The Awards, an initiative of the Centre for Accessibility Australia, are a national celebration of organisations, designers, developers and content…
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XR Accessibility User Requirements now a published W3C Note
27 August 2021
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), has recently published a formal W3C Note, on the on the XR Accessibility User Requirements (XAUR).
The Note was developed…
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CFA Australia launches its Telcos for All video
13 August 2021
CFA Australia today launches its Telco’s for All video, celebrating the great work that the telecommunications sector has done in addressing accessibility issues on their websites and apps.
The…
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Twitter rolls out auto-captions for voice tweets on iPhone, iPad
21 July 2021
Twitter, the popular social media tool that allows users to post short online messages, has announced that tweets that are based on voice can also be viewed as text. This…
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Windows 11 introduces voice typing and opens the door for Android accessibility features
25 June 2021
Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of its new Windows 11 operating system which includes some new accessibility features such as voice typing and an improved on-screen keyboard. However…
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CFA Australia wins WA government grant to address digital access for students with disability
21 June 2021
Centre For Accessibility Australia has been successful in the current funding round of the Western Australian government Debarment of Communities Advocacy funding to support students with disability in the tertiary…
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Google expands Maps functionality to support wheelchair users and other disability groups
21 June 2021
Google has started rolling out updates to its Maps app to better support information needed by wheelchair users and to provide additional support to disability groups that may find it…
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