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  • Andrew Norman Wins Accessibility in Action Award 30 May 2023 - We congratulate OZeWAI Committee member Andrew Normand on being recgonised for his “exceptional efforts in championing accessibility” with an ADCET 2023 Accessibility in Action Award. These awards recognise individuals, project teams, and initiatives that have made a significant contribution to advancing accessibility and promoting inclusive practices in education and training and are held annually in …

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  • Newsletter 17 May 17 May 2023 - OzeWAI News Membership Update Industry events Support to attend OZeWAI in-person partner events Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) A11y Bytes 2023 Inclusive Research workshops Accessibility Policy Workshop Local Meetups Industry Jobs Get Involved – read online
  • Accessible ICT Procurement Update 15 May 2023 - Procurement of digital products and services is the other side of the ‘accessibility coin.’ OZeWAI has been busy in supporting a wide range of initiatives related to accessibility requirements in the procurement of ICT. ICT Procurement empathy mapping workshops The 2022 year started with a video for the Zero Project and then focused on running …

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  • Newsletter 27 April 27 April 2023 - OzeWAI News Annual and Special General Meetings Industry events Support to attend OZeWAI in-person partner events Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) A11y Bytes 2023 AITCAP 2023 2023 Round Table Conference Inclusive Research workshops Local meetups Industry consultant request Get involved – read online
  • OZeWAI networking event – PWAC 2023 25 April 2023 - PWC workshop links Workshop agenda and activity instructions and resources google doc Refer to the online boards or other ways to add your responses Pre-discovery/discovery board and Alpha/Beta/Live board DTA standard phases spreadsheet
  • OZeWAI networking event – AITCAP 2023 25 April 2023 - PWC workshop links To prepare for the Getting started with accessibility workshop being held as part of AITCAP on Friday 28 April, please complete these checks and bookmark the links: Please complete the pre-workshop questionnaire Bring a laptop to carry out the testing activities If using a PC, download NVDA by NV Access and PDF/UA …

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  • Newsletter 6 April 6 April 2023 - OzeWAI News Annual General Meeting Special General Meeting Industry events AITCAP 2023 2023 Round Table Conference Inclusive Research workshops Local meetups Industry jobs Get involved – read online
  • Inclusive Research workshops 26 February 2023 - OZeWAI has partnered with ResearchOps.Community to develop a workshop “ResearchOps – understanding accessibility and inclusive design”. Capturing the needs of people living with disability is an important activity in any digital project, so what does that mean for User Research? This online workshop is an immersive introduction to inclusive research operations. Are you a user …

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  • Newsletter 17 February 17 February 2023 - OZeWAI News Accessible ICT Procurement Update Annual General Meeting Become an OZeWAI Member A Career in Digital Accessibility Technical News Using the Details Element to Augment Alt Text on Graphics Industry news The Workplace Emotional First Aid Kit call for volunteers Through the disability lens: inclusive strategies to unlock diverse potential Industry events Support to …

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  • Using the details element to augment alt text on graphics 27 January 2023 - By OZeWAI member Andrew Downie, Accessibility Consultant. The following is an attempt to marry or, at least, arrange a harmonious relationship between two HTML elements. This happy couple, together, can provide more streamlined access to text descriptions of images.