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Accessibility myth: PDF scans are accessible

Media Access Australia takes a look at a common myth about PDF accessibility—that it’s easy to scan a document, apply optical character recognition (OCR) and tagging to create an accessible PDF. We’ve...

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FAQ: Digital Transformation Office and the Digital Service Standard

The Federal Government has announced the creation of the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) and a new Digital Service Standard (DSS). Media Access Australia has put together an FAQ to help...

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Accessible annual reports

Annual report season is nearly upon us, so now is the time to take a meaningful and easy step toward walking the inclusion talk—make your annual report an accessible document. Business people looking...

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Taking the first steps towards improving disability employment accessibility

The accessibility of your online presence is a key part of ensuring that you are meeting job-seeker and employer needs. It also acts as an important marketing and sales device to show that your...

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Case Study: Our Watch Ltd adopts accessible communications to further its...

The body established to drive nation-wide change in the culture, behaviours and attitudes that underpin and create violence against women and children engages Media Access Australia to deliver digital...

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Six ways to keep digital accessibility moving before Christmas

As year-end approaches, many companies are reluctant to start major projects and make major financial commitments. But does that mean your digital accessibility program should grind to a halt until the...

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Digital accessibility essentials for NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is moving into its full operational rollout during 2016. The overarching message is that people with disabilities are at the centre of the system and...

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Content marketers ignore accessibility at their peril

Do you want to be a truly brilliant content marketer? Irrespective of the desired platforms for engagement, there could be one thing holding you back. Word cloud of content marketing keywords, with the...

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Seven simple tips for smart Word doc accessibility

Creating Word documents that can be read by people of all abilities is just as vital as creating accessible web content. Imagine going to a jobs website and downloading the position description as a...

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Building a more accessible web

Since 2011, almost 300 people have graduated from Australia’s only university-accredited online accessibility course for web specialists and project managers, the Professional Certificate in Web...

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Demystifying cognitive disability

Cognitive disability can be a difficult condition to understand. This is particularly the case for organisations wanting to be able to find out how to better address the communication needs of their...

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Cognitive Disability podcast with Dr Scott Hollier

A comprehensive new booklet aims to demystify Cognitive Disability by providing a practical resource for organisational support. The author of the guide, Dr Scott Hollier, is Media Access Australia’s...

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Accessible documents – teaching with empathy

There’s a Chinese proverb that says, “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I’ll understand.” It’s a good approach to take when you’re in charge of training people to...

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The PCWA online access course, in the Doctor’s own words

When does an online accessibility course keep delivering the latest information to students long after they’ve graduated? When it’s the PCWA. Senior course lecturer Dr Scott Hollier shares the various...

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Benefits and ROI of accessible banking

Being able to access your finances and purchase goods and services when we want to is a basic right. This means that when it comes to banking, and paying for goods or services online, it is imperative...

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4 reasons why accessibility needs to be part of your plan right from the start

Web and digital accessibility should be a vital part of any business plan. Everyone’s communication requirements should be acknowledged and planned for from the beginning, as accessibility is just as...

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5 top tips to ensure your PowerPoints are accessible

Microsoft PowerPoint is an easy program to use and it can be a powerful tool.  Whether your presentation needs visual cues, written cues or for the ability to share information beyond what the speaker...

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Create annual reports that are accessible for all

It’s annual report season again, and now is the time to look at making your upcoming annual report as meaningful and inclusive as possible, so that people of all abilities can be catered for. It’s a...

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One third of councils fail web accessibility test in the UK

In news sure to be of interest to councils in Australia, an annual UK-wide survey of every local council website in Britain revealed that one third of local government sites failed first-stage testing...

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Simple tips for easy Word doc accessibility

Creating Word documents that can be read and understood by a diverse range of people, is just as vital as creating accessible, inclusive websites and online content. Imagine going to a recruitment...

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