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The trouble with blind dates: screen readers and date formatting

Date, time and description – these are the data most frequently checked while learning about an event, meeting or institution opening hours. In many cases you will even skip the description in favour of the date, time and title. As a user, you expect the calendar data be provided clearly, so that you don’t

Accessible Technology in Australia: The AHRC’s Human Rights and Technology Final Report

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released their Human Rights and Technology Final Report, the results of a three-year project led by Commissioner Edward Santow that analyses how emerging technologies affect and interact with human rights and provides recommendations to the Australian government based on these trends. The report is divided into two major

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@AusHumanRights' Human Rights and Technology Final Report has some great recommendations for improving digital acce… https://t.co/1niItwovsM - 2 days ago

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It's day 3 of @3playmedia's #ACCESSatHome! Today's agenda is a Inclusive Design Post-Pandemic workshop and the pres… https://t.co/scwOtmCRIv - 2 weeks ago

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AccessibilityOz is an accessibility consultancy based in Australia and the United States. Gian Wild, the founder and Director, has worked in the accessibility industry since 1998 and spent six years with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group contributing to WCAG2. AccessibilityOz offers a range of accessibility services and products to organisations and Government departments around the world. We have completed hundreds of audits and run training sessions and seminars over the last ten years for clients including United Nations, National Science Foundation, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Bureau of Meteorology and McDonald’s.