- Newsletter 20 September 20 September 2023 - The latest OZeWAI newsletter is out now and has some great information on upcoming events and conferences, including discounts for subscribers and members to Web Directions Summit on 26 & 27 October. Read the full OZeWAI Newsletter 20 September 2023. OZeWAI News “Ask The Professionals” – tonight! First “Ask The Professionals” Video Online OZeWAI Highlighting our Partners Panel Partnership …
- Web Directions and Me 19 September 2023 - I’m very excited about going to the Web Directions Summit conference this year. Web Directions and I go way back. Back even to before Web Directions was Web Directions. I’d been dabbling in this new fangled World Wide Web since the mid 90s. At the time, I was working at the Disability Information & Referral …
- Reading and Writing Accessible Equations 10 September 2023 - By OZeWAI member Andrew Downie, Accessibility Consultant. Introduction Writing equations that both look as they should and are fully accessible can be a messy business. MathML is a laudable solution in terms of the end result in HTML pages. However, writing MathML directly is a tedious process and accessible tools to automate the process are …
- Newsletter 25 August 25 August 2023 - The latest OZeWAI.org newsletter is out now and has some great information on upcoming events and conferences, including discounts for subscribers and members to Web Directions Summit on 26 & 27 October. Read the full OZeWAI Newsletter 25 August 2023. A new date has been added for the Inclusive Research workshops. Past workshop attendees have had a range of UX Research …
- Accessibility workshops – 17 & 18 August 2023 17 August 2023 - Introduction The how, why, what of accountability and governance of Accessibility for government departments and agencies What is the problem we’re trying to solve? The Australian Government has many standards for accessibility in place for building or buying digital services and products but no accountability to check this is happening. Project goal/s How to ensure …
- Managing Multiple WCAG Failures 15 August 2023 - This article was written by OZeWAI member Ricky Onsman and was originally published on the TPGi website. Web developers, designers and content authors may produce web content that inadvertently causes multiple failures of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). When this content is tested against WCAG Success Criteria (SC), auditors may wonder whether there is …
- A Brief Guide to Effective Microphone Use 1 August 2023 - By OZeWAI member Andrew Downie, Accessibility Consultant. Background Clear sound is important during any form of public speaking: lectures, tutorials, conference presentations – even group discussions that are broadcast online. While few would dispute that statement, in both face to face and online situations several factors often militate against this. They include: Poor microphone placement …
- Embedding Accessibility Earlier in Projects 26 July 2023 - Introduction To ensure the ‘shift-left’ of accessibility the focus is more on how to involve People with Disability earlier in a project process rather than testing for accessibility (rather than only providing an audit report too late in the project). We look at some practical ways that can be used to assess how the project …
- Newsletter 21 July – Accessibility Policy links 24 July 2023 - Please note the updated correct links for the Accessibility Policy workshops: 17 August 2023, 5.30-7pm 18 August 2023, 11.30am-1pm OZeWAI newsletter summary OZeWAI News OZeWAI Online Round Table: “Ask The Professionals” Become an OZeWAI Member OZeWAI Events Survey From the OZeWAI Website Industry News Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Good (Part 1) Nominations for Australian Access …
- Making Numbers in Web Content Accessible 18 July 2023 - This article was written by OZeWAI member Ricky Onsman and was originally published on the TPGi website. Numbers are a key part of how we express ourselves and communicate with each other. They are often used to express concepts that are critical to our way of life: cultural, financial, medical, legal … numbers play an …
- Newsletter 27 June 27 June 2023 - OzeWAI News Membership Update OZeWAI Events Survey Industry News OZeWAI Supports Centre for Accessibility Australia’s Access Awards with Community Sponsorship Andrew Norman Wins Accessibility in Action Award Paid user study opportunity Report: 2023 Round Table Conference Industry Events Support to attend OZeWAI in-person partner events Local Peoples Canberra Community Event Inclusive Research workshops Enterprise UX …
- Report: 2023 Round Table Conference 31 May 2023 - Notes by Andrew Downie I only attended Monday, the middle day of the three-day Conference on Information for People with Print Disabilities. Nevertheless, plenty of food for thought. Notable sessions Phia Damsma enthusiastically championed sonification as a means of presenting spatial information. This approach has been used by blind astronomers for a while and there …
- Andrew Normand 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 …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- 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.
- Newsletter 23 January 24 January 2023 - OZeWAI Annual General Meeting; Become an OZeWAI Member; A Career in Digital Accessibility; Industry news; Call for Presentations – Perth Web Accessibility Camp Industry events; Perth Web Accessibility Camp 2023 AITCAP 2023 Inclusive Research workshops Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – read online
- OZeWAI achievements for 2022 20 January 2023 - OZeWAI shares a new vision and mission for members
- Newsletter 3 December 3 December 2022 - Annual General Meeting; Membership; Website; Industry events; Get involved – read online
- Newsletter 25 November 25 November 2022 - New OZeWAI website; Web Directions Summit networking event; Careers event; New Committee members; Industry news; Industry events; Events catchup; Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – read online
- Get Online Week 2022 16 October 2022 - OZeWAI is once again presenting a session as part of Get Online Week (17-23 October). We’ll be holding Get Online with a Screen Reader on 27 October, in which blind accessibility advocate Scott Nixon demonstrates using the VoiceOver screen reader built in to his iPhone to explore some popular websites. This remote event is hosted …
- OZeWAI networking event – 1 December 2022 14 October 2022 - Partnering with Web Directions Summit OZeWAI is collaborating with various other groups to advance the cause of digital accessibility in Australia. We’re also very excited to announce that we will be holding our very own networking event during the awesome Web Directions Summit conference. OZeWAI is proud to be associated with Web Directions and appreciate …
- Newsletter 13 October 2022 13 October 2022 - New OZeWAI website; Web Directions Summit networking event; Careers event; New Committee members; Industry news; Industry events; Events catchup; Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – read online
- Newsletter 16 September 2022 16 September 2022 - New website usability testing; Become a member; Industry news; Industry events; Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – read online
- Newsletter 4 August 2022 4 August 2022 - Become a member; OZeWAI Website – Usability Testing; Industry news; Industry events; Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – read online
- Newsletter 1 July 2022 1 July 2022 - OZeWAI Membership; OZeWAI Website – Usability Testing; Industry news; Industry events; Local meetups; Industry jobs; Get involved – Read online
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