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!
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…
Read full story: Critical Pathways – Ensuring Digital Accessibility for People with Disability Facing Domestic Violence project commencement
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…
Read full story: Publication of ISO Plain Language Standard Part 2, ISO 24495-2:2025
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…
Read full story: City of Irvine Deploys Robots to Assess Accessibility
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…
Read full story: Missouri Doctoral Student Works to Improve Digital Accessibility in Fashion
Nexer Digital, a Macclesfield-based design agency in the UK, has completed a usability research project for Auto Trader, the online automotive marketplace. The project aimed to improve the accessibility…
Read full story: Macclesfield Firm Helps Improve Online Car Buying Accessibility.
Kansas City International Airport (KCI) has launched a new accessibility service called Aira, designed to improve the travel experience for people who are blind or with low vision. This free…
Read full story: Kansas City International Airport Introduces App for Blind Travelers
We at Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) are excited to announce the launch of our new video series, “Accessibility Life Hacks.” This series is designed to provide practical tips…
Read full story: Centre for Accessibility Australia Launches “Accessibility Life Hacks” Video Series.
The Australian Government is currently reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) for the first time in over 15 years. As part of this review, the government is seeking feedback…
Read full story: Disability Discrimination Act Review: Digital Accessibility Matters.
The World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C WAI) has updated its Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web ICT (WCAG2ICT). The updates were coordinated with the…
Read full story: W3C Updates Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web ICT.
Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) is proud to share that 100 laptops have been donated to people with disability throughout Australia. As part of this milestone, CFA Australia would…
Read full story: CFA Australia Celebrates Milestone in Laptop Donation Initiative – 100 Laptops to People with Disability in Australia!