To get involved, go to the AWARe website, register and answer some questions on the accessibility of the sites. Your involvement will be vital in helping Media Access Australia talk with the website owners and address accessibility issues.
The work of the Rix Centre includes training carers and staff, as well as people with intellectual and learning difficulties, to create websites using its ‘Easy Build’ tools that make it simpler to develop a website portal.
The Centre also undertakes research and development into the use of new media technology to assist its client base, and runs courses in advocacy.
For more information, see the Rix Centre website.
ACCAN will be seeking to fund projects that assist it to achieve our vision and strategic goals. A copy of the Strategic Plan can be found on the ACCAN website.
Round One Applications will close 18 February and Round Two will close 18 March 2010. Round One Projects must be completed by 30 June 2010 and Round Two Projects will not commence until 1 July 2010 and be completed by 30 June 2011. The program has a total budget of $101,600 for Round One and $250,000 for Round Two.
The accessibility features contained in the iPad include the VoiceOver screen reader, zoom functionality, the ability to reverse the colour scheme, the ability to play back captioned video and the ability to change the sound from stereo to a mono output.
