by Genevieve McLachlan | Nov 21, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Be.Accessible, Inclusive Design, Microsoft, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Technology, Travel
This month, our newsletter features articles on Accessible Travel, Web Accessibility and Inclusive Design. Enjoy and feel free to share. Read our...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Nov 2, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Assistive technology, Blindness, Inclusive Design, Microsoft, People with Disabilities, Seniors, Technology, Uncategorized
“Every decision we make can raise or lower barriers to participation in society. It’s our collective responsibility to lower these barriers through inclusive products, services, environments, and experiences.” – Microsoft Design Read the full...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Oct 1, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Events, Microsoft, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology, Transport, Visual Impairment
Over the weekend of 21 – 23 September 2018, the NZ Transport Agency hosted an All Access Hackathon in Auckland. This focused on unleashing the potential of technology to create a more inclusive transport system. The overall winners were ParkRite who came up with a...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 17, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Assistive technology, Microsoft, People with Disabilities, Technology, Windows
The latest version of Microsoft’s Office 365 – tools such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook – has a whole bunch of new accessibility features designed to make all our lives as easy as possible! We’ve put together a list of the top five...
by Genevieve McLachlan | May 23, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Articles, Assistive technology, Be.Accessible, Employment, Microsoft, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Technology, Windows
Our May newsletter has a focus on Accessibility. I share a short film put together by Microsoft for Global Accessibility Awareness Day as well as some things they’ve done to improve their inbuilt accessibility features in Windows 10. Articles include: Global...
by Genevieve McLachlan | May 17, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Be.Accessible, Employment, Human Rights, Leadership, Microsoft, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology
To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day today, we made a film with Microsoft and their other global partners, a short film and it’s premiering right now! Empower every person and reimagine #accessibility this #GAAD. Check it out here or schedule your #GAAD...
