by Genevieve McLachlan | Dec 17, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Be. Lab, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Leadership, People with Disabilities, Social Change
Be. Lab (formally Be. Accessible) are excited to be working with access entrepreneurs like Jarek Beksa from Sonnar Interactive. The team at Sonnar has written about their journey, the importance of innovation and the role the Be. Lab will play- and why now is the best...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Dec 10, 2019 | Access Citizen, Access Matters, Accessibility, Accessibility Legislation, Articles, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Seniors, Social Change
On United Nations Human Rights Day today, John Mulka, Blind & Low Vision NZ Chief Executive, says the time for access legislation is now. “It seems that it’s not until we’re in the shoes of people wondering how they might tackle a flight of stairs – or...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Dec 10, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Disabled Leadership Group, Events, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities, Recreation, Social Change
On Wednesday 4th December, I was MC for the launch of Accessible Beach mats at Days Bay beach. Hutt City Council has purchased these accessible mats, made from 100% recycled plastic bottles, to allow people with mobility issues to access the beach, something they...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Dec 3, 2019 | Access Citizen, Access Matters, Accessibility, Accessibility Legislation, Articles, Blindness, Human Rights, Leadership, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Visual Impairment
Taryn Banks works in Blind & Low Vision NZ’s Policy and Advocacy team and is part of the Access Matters campaign. Read about Tarryn here…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Nov 25, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Disability Action Plan, Minister for Disability Issues, NZ Disability Strategy, People with Disabilities, Publication, Resources, Social Change
Hon Carmel Sepuloni, the Minister for Disability Issues launched the new Action Plan on 14 November. The Disability Action Plan presents priority work programs and actions developed through a co-design process by government agencies, disabled people and their...
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...
