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9 May marks the first Global Accessibility Awareness Day

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What started as a simple blog post calling for developers to raise awareness about the importance of creating accessible websites for people with a disability, has turned into the first ever Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). A community of web professionals has formed to take part in raising awareness of the importance of making the web usable for everyone, regardless of ability.

In November last year, California-based web developer, Joe Devon, suggested on his blog that a Global Accessibility Day be launched. His readers were quick to support the cause, organising events and activities around the world.


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Registrations open for leading arts and disability conference

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The annual Leadership Exchange in the Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference has been announced for 21 – 24 August in Boston, USA, bringing together people whose common goal is to create cultural arts programs that are inclusive of people with disabilities and seniors.

The conference features a number of educational seminars, with highlights including workshops on live and scripted captioning, tips, tools and techniques for effective staff training, website accessibility consultations and programming for people with autism and sensory impairment.

The LEAD network, established in 2000 by a small group of arts administrators, has grown into a widespread network that shares knowledge and explores practical methods to implement accessibility in the arts.


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Accessibility lost in the mobile app race

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Managers in information and communications technology need to combat the ‘gold rush mentality’ that has caused mobile app developers to release products that are unusable for people with a disability, a report argues.

Released by the OneVoice for Accessible ICT Coalition, the report Moving together: mobile apps for inclusion and assistance presents a number of key issues facing the growing populations of older people and people with a disability when using mobile apps.


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Facebook Timeline: overcoming accessibility barriers

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Over the past month Facebook has been rolling out its new Timeline feature, drastically changing how it presents information on personal profiles and brand pages. Our own tests and feedback from assistive technology users has indicated that this feature is a backward step for Facebook’s accessibility. Here we guide users through navigation of the Timeline’s basic functions.

Information is placed to the left and right of the timeline which sits in the centre of the page. Each activity, such as a new like or status update, is positioned on this timeline. The Timeline feature presents a number of unique challenges for users with a disability, including poor navigation, poor colour contrast and confusing functionality. However, there are some methods which users can employ to make navigating the Timeline as painless as possible.

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