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| 11 August 2011 |
Gmail for Android is now more accessible Google has released an update to Gmail on Android that improves its accessibility for people who are blind or vision impaired using Android... |
| 04 August 2011 |
Web accessibility meets SEO for a win-win situation Every business is interested in return on investment, so when Jared Smith, Associate Director of WebAIM, blogged earlier this week about web... |
| 04 August 2011 |
Outrage at decision in JetBlue accessibility case In a decision that has sent disbelief and anger through the disability community, a United States federal judge has ruled that California anti-... |
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| 28 July 2011 |
ANZ goMoney supports blind and vision impaired customers ANZ banking customers can now access the ANZ goMoney app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch using VoiceOver, Apple’s inbuilt screen reader... |
| 28 July 2011 |
W3C updates accessibility guidelines The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the global regulatory body for the web, has recently updated a number of their working draft standards. A series... |
| 25 July 2011 |
First free practical guide to NVDA screen reader released Media Access Australia has released the first free training resource for the NVDA screen reader: a ‘wikispace’ that provides a step-by-step guide to... |
| 22 July 2011 |
Access to telecommunications review launched The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has launched an inquiry into access to telecommunications services which include... |
| 21 July 2011 |
Australian university adopts Google Apps for Education with known accessibility issues Australia’s RMIT University may be excluding students with disabilities after all of its 74,000 student email accounts were moved to Google Apps for... |
| 18 July 2011 |
Low vision people often disregarded online An American academic has claimed that the web experience for people who are vision impaired is suffering because they are being mistakenly grouped... |
| 11 July 2011 |
YouTube captions boost SEO Adding captions to a YouTube video can improve your search engine optimisation and increase your audience to include the Deaf and hearing impaired,... |
| 11 July 2011 |
96% of Estonian Government websites inaccessible An article on the Estonian Public Broadcasting news website has reported that only 4% of Estonian government webpages are accessible to people with... |
| 08 July 2011 |
Victorian Government releases access guidelines for colour blindness The Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development has developed guidelines to improve access to visual materials for people with colour... |
| 05 July 2011 |
WA Government announces WCAG implementation timelines The State Government of Western Australia has formally announced that it will aim to achieve WCAG 2.0 ‘A’ or ‘AA’ compliance by the end of 2013... |
| 01 July 2011 |
Hearing date set for JetBlue Accessibility Case A date has been set for the hearing of the disability access case against JetBlue Airways, with the airway asking the magistrate to dismiss the case. |
| 01 July 2011 |
Florida State University sued for inaccessible eLearning system Florida State University is the latest US institution to be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to provide learning materials... |
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| 23 June 2011 |
UK travel company websites fall short on basic accessibility An investigation into the accessibility of the top ten UK travel company websites has shown that none of these websites met the most basic level of... |
| 22 June 2011 |
W3C calls for review of WCAG supporting documents The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has announced a Call for Review of updates to two supporting documents for Web Content Accessibility... |
| 22 June 2011 |
Accessibility a judging criteria for Australian Web Awards The Australian Web Awards 2011 is now open for submissions from Australian websites or mobile applications that have been newly created or... |
| 20 June 2011 |
Accessibility Summit brings accessibility experts live to a computer near you The second annual Accessibility Summit conference will be held on 27 September, streaming leading web accessibility experts online to attendees... |
| 16 June 2011 |
ACCAN funds Media Access Australia’s social media accessibility project The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) today announced that Media Access Australia’s social media accessibility project will... |