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 10, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Digital Inclusion, Inclusive Design, Leadership, Networking, People with Disabilities, Publication, Research, Resources
This looks like an excellent initiative by the Museum Industry in the UK. There’s lots of useful tips, case studies, information for inclusive practice in the service provision, working practice and workforce in museums and heritage organizations. Read...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 23, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Anxiety, Articles, Autism, Employment, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, Learning Disabilitiy, People with Disabilities, Visual Impairment
The pro’s and con’s of cubicle farms – they’re not great, but open floor plans come with a host of problems for people with a range of disabilities. Read the full article…
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...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 2, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Articles, Be. Lab, Inclusive Design, Microsoft, People with Disabilities, Technology
As part of my contract with Be. Accessible (now Be. Lab) we’ve been doing some work with Microsoft’s NZ offices in Auckland & Wellington so it’s great to see that #accessibility is a key focus in the redesign of their main USA campus. Read...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 19, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Awards, Be. Lab, Blindness, Celebration, Hidden Disability, Inclusive Design, Leadership, My Life My Way, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology, TED Talk, Travel, Visual Impairment
Celebrate the achievements of Wellington Airport and My Life My Way: Read about Screen Reader testing for sighted users and learn why we need universal design. Read our newsletter…