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From Action to Inclusion: Telstra’s Disability Inclusion Plan
Early last year, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Telstra’s new 2017-2019 Disability Inclusion Plan. I was familiar with Telstra’s commitment to disability employment, but was not aware of the other ways in which the company was committed to creating a more accessible and inclusive community. Following the launch, I wanted to
The OzART Advantage
AccessibilityOz’s automated reporting tool, OzART, simplifies the task of making sites accessible according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG2) and Section 508/Refresh. It searches and reports defects in categories e.g. images, page titles, content and headings. This makes it easy for IT teams to work through fixing the defects, logically and systematically. The
Navigation Through the Nations: Transit Using Zoom
By Peggy Soo In this day and age we use our phones for just about everything. We check our emails, the time, how much we exercise (or not!), our social media account or just to read a book. I think the only thing my phone can’t do is make my bed or cook my dinner!
Which is the most accessible video player? Watch Gian’s free webinar to find out!
Edit: Due to technical difficulties, the webinar was rescheduled from Monday, October 30th to Friday, November 3rd at 3:00pm EST. Hope to see you there! From Brightcove to Kaltura, YouTube to Facebook, the internet has no shortage of video players and platforms. What it does have a shortage of, however, is video players that are accessible. CEO Gian
Gian is headed to the U.S. Oct – Nov 2017!
This upcoming month is going to be a busy one for Gian Wild, founder and CEO of AccessibilityOz. Gian will be traveling from Australia to the United States, where she’ll be hopping from accessibility conference to accessibility conference from October 12 to November 17, giving talks and training on the ins-and-outs of tech accessibility. Check
Navigation Through the Nations: Expedia
Up until about a year ago, I’ve always preferred to book flights and accommodation over the phone. Even then, that can sometimes feel like a chore. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve called an airline to inform them that I will require assistance because I’m blind, to then be told by the customer service
Inclusive and Accessible Games: Introduction
I was never into games as a kid. I’d go to friends’ houses and they would play games such as Mario and the Legend of Zelda on their Nintendo’s. Kids would get into trouble in class for playing with their Gameboys. When I tried to participate in game play, I quickly became bored. The music
Navigation Through the Nations: Edmonton, Canada
By Wade The Canadian transit landscape is a patchwork quilt of public and privately run systems that often don’t communicate, but things are looking up. A prime example of accessible systems that didn’t used to mesh is my hometown, Edmonton Alberta. For about 20 years, I lived in a suburb of Edmonton called St. Albert,
Happy Holidays!
The AccessibilityOz team is taking a well-deserved break from the end of Friday December 16th, and we’ll be back to start 2017 off on January 9th. Here’s how 2016 went for us.