by Genevieve McLachlan | Nov 1, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Blindness, Inclusive Design, Print Disability, Social Change, Technology, Visual Impairment
Every image you upload to the internet has accessible functionality called ‘alt text’. This enables anyone who uses technology such as screen readers to know what is contained in an image. Check out these ‘how-to’ videos to learn how to add alt text to images, and...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Oct 11, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Assistive technology, Blindness, Digital Inclusion, Inclusive Design, Technology, Visual Impairment
Support the #AltTextForAll Movement and be part of creating an inclusive Internet for all. Join now, so people who are blind or have low vision can be fully part of the way we all communicate. Every day more than 6.6 billion images are shared to the...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 25, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Adaptive equipment, Articles, Assistive technology, Blindness, Braille, Digital Inclusion, Events, Inclusive Design, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Seniors, Technology, Visual Impairment
Our September newsletter features the Seniors Expo; a Braille keyboard for smartphones & articles on a Disability Collaborative Network; Digital Inclusion & Accessibility Tips for Teams. Enjoy & feel free to share. Read our newsletter…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 21, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Digital Inclusion, Inclusive Design, Resources, Technology
How do you and your team focus on accessibility? Here are some excellent tips from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who are committed to making their websites and mobile apps usable by everyone, no matter their abilities or disabilities. Read...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 6, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Digital Inclusion, Technology
This is an interesting article on the Government’s Digital Inclusion Blueprint, launched in May this year. It’s important that digital accessibility is considered but consideration also needs to be given to those who, for whatever reason, will never access...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 13, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology
This is an interesting article on why every business should be thinking about disability by Emma McClelland Here are some useful things I use at least monthly: Text messaging. Lifts. Automatic doors. Voice commands. Video captions. That handy pinch-zoom function on...
