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Prize rewards best Australian websites: accessibility a key benchmark

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Nominations for the 2011 McFarlane Prize for excellence in web design are now open. The prize, commemorating the web pioneer Noel McFarlane, aims to encourage best practice amongst Australia’s web professional community.

The McFarlane Prize is awarded to an Australian web professional or team for a website launched or significantly upgraded between 22 September 2010 and 23 September 2011. Entries are individually assessed based on four judging criteria: accessibility, usability, design and coding. Past winners include Swinburne University of Technology and Museum Victoria.

Sarah Pulis, Manager of Digital Media and Technology for Media Access Australia, is the accessibility judge for 2011.

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National Broadband Network to improve lives of people with disabilities

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The rollout National Broadband Network (NBN) presents an opportunity for the Federal Government and telecommunications industry to make a real difference to Australians with disabilities. Craig Wallace, a marketing professional and wheelchair user, argued in an article on the ABC’s Ramp Up website that these benefits need to be considered from the outset if they are to be unlocked.

In the article, Wallace argues that the NBN has the potential to bridge gaps between city and country, rich and poor, abled and disabled. “Work to address those barriers needs to happen now so that we build in the access features up-front and don't repeat the mistakes we made with poorly planned inaccessible built infrastructure and housing. Building it and assuming they will come is not enough.”

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Ready for anything! Five ways to get involved in Hearing Awareness Week

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It’s Hearing Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “I’m ready for anything! Is anything ready for me?”

Here’s 5 easy ideas to get involved in Hearing Awareness Week. They are all ready for you:

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Participants needed for review of social media accessibility

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Media Access Australia, supported by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, is researching how people with disabilities use social media.

Participants are invited to share their experiences and any advice that could benefit others. This accumulated knowledge will then be turned into resources available to everyone.

The research will focus on the most common social media and blogging platforms and how people with disabilities use them, with or without assistive technology.

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