Blog Archive

But what does she look like? A commentary on subpar audio descriptions

With more and more movies having audio descriptions, I’m watching more and more. And I’m… not satisfied. What are audio descriptions? A short explanation for readers who are not familiar with a term “audio description”: audio description is a narration that provides information about visual elements so that the element can be perceived by a

Introducing a new webinar series: Accessibility Voices

In our newest upcoming webinar series, Accessibility Voices, our CEO Gian Wild sits down (virtually) with some of the most knowledgeable and influential specialists in the digital accessibility field. In these one-on-one interviews, we’ll get to know how these experts started their unique journeys into accessibility, and where they think the field is headed now.

iOS Voice Control saves the day!

Simplified summary The Voice Control feature in iOS is very helpful for accessibility testers. This feature shows the accessible name of all interface controls on mobile apps. This makes it much easier to control the device with voice, because you can see the correct labels. Voice Control is also easy to turn on. Article text

Happy holidays from AccessibilityOz

A quick look back at 2021… Where we went It’s been another unprecedented year for everyone, AccessibilityOz included. We stretched our digital footprint at 11 virtual conferences, many of which featured our CEO Gian Wild’s presentation on Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility, including:              In

Communicating with People with Disabilities

Talking with people with disabilities is just like talking to any other person, because they are like any other person. However, there are several things to keep in mind when communicating with a person with a disability. Speak to the individual People with visible disabilities are often ignored in conversations, even ones that they are

Accessibility Basics Part 2: WCAG

In this 2-part article series, we take our popular webinar and presentation “Accessibility Basics” and present it in an easy-to-understand article format. Part 1 begins by explaining what web accessibility is and why it’s needed. In this part, we introduce WCAG. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, were written by accessibility specialists, people with disabilities

Accessibility Basics Part 1: Overview of accessibility

In this 2-part article series, we take our popular webinar and presentation “Accessibility Basics” and present it in an easy-to-understand article format. Part 1 begins by explaining what web accessibility is and why it’s needed. What is online accessibility? Online accessibility is the ability for a person with a disability to understand and use a

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 to be provided clearly, so that you

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