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| 06 June 2011 |
CAPTCHAs shown to yet again impede accessibility The question of accessible CAPTCHAs has been raised once again as they are shown to impede ticket purchase on the 2012 London Olympic website. |
| 02 June 2011 |
Accessible Twitter changes name to Easy Chirp Accessible Twitter, the popular web application that helps people with disabilities to access Twitter, has changed its name to Easy Chirp. |
| 02 June 2011 |
Latest W3C column looks at evaluation tools for auditing website accessibility This month’s W3C column from Dr Scott Hollier, representative of Media Access Australia on the Advisory Committee of the World Wide Web Consortium (... |
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| 30 May 2011 |
Australian Government seeks Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) is advertising for an Executive Level 1 – Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer. |
| 24 May 2011 |
Australian government’s web accessibility efforts recognised through award The Australian Government Information Management Organisation (AGIMO) is a recipient of Vision Australia's 2011 ‘Making a Difference Awards’ for... |
| 23 May 2011 |
Study reveals most US Government websites are inaccessible A recent study published in the Government Information Quarterly journal has found that most US Federal Government websites are inaccessible and do... |
| 11 May 2011 |
Updates on Google Chrome OS and screen reader support The Google Chrome blog has reported improved third-party screen reader support in the latest version of the Google Chrome operating system (beta),... |
| 11 May 2011 |
Google launches live captions on YouTube at Google I/O For the first time, people who are Deaf or hearing impaired can watch the live video stream of Google I/O, Google’s developer conference, with live... |
| 03 May 2011 |
Latest W3C column looks at web browser and screen reader compatibility The latest W3C column from Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier examines 2011’s updates to web browsers and screen readers and what the best... |
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| 22 April 2011 |
BBC asks the question: are colourblind gamers left out? With one in twenty men and one in two hundred women suffering from some form of colour blindness, a reporter for the BBC has asked the question: are... |
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| 31 March 2011 |
Latest Google Chrome (Beta) has voice-to-text capabilities Google has announced that the latest version of Google Chrome (Beta) now has voice-to-text capabilities, a feature that will ultimately enable users... |
| 31 March 2011 |
W3C talks accessibility in report on web and television convergence The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) held its Second Web and TV Workshop in February, where key priorities about web and TV convergence were discussed. |
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| 07 October 2010 |
Dr Scott Hollier introduces the importance of WAI-ARIA Dr Scott Hollier continues to keep us up to date with the W3C as he introduces the WAI-ARIA. |
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| 07 September 2010 |
Dr Scott Hollier continues to keep us up to date While settling in to the Media Access Australia’s new Perth office, Dr Scott Hollier continues to keep you up to date with the W3C. |
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| 25 August 2010 |
Nominations for McFarlane Prize now open Nominations for the McFarlane Prize for excellence in Australian web design are now open. Entries are assessed on adherence to web accessibility and... |
| 20 August 2010 |
Dr Scott Hollier to keep you informed on all things W3C As the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) representative for Media Access Australia, Dr Scott Hollier will write a monthly column with updates about web... |
| 19 August 2010 |
Federal government launches WCAG 2.0 Community of Expertise The Federal government’s Accessibility and Style team has just launched the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Community of Expertise (... |