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From ‘new normal’ to ‘now normal’

With the advent of COVID-19, workplaces are dramatically different. In Australia we’ve been living this new way for almost 6 months with different states at different stages of lock-down. The phrase ‘what the new normal will look like’ seems to me to be redundant. This is our now normal way of working.

Medium – SOUR: Let’s look below the SOURface

Medium – SOUR: ‘Let’s look below the SOURface’ This article was originally published on Medium: SOUR Thirty years ago, on July 26, 1990, one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was…

Masks and Face Shields are becoming the norm – let’s design them for all humans

Masks and shields have become a hot commodity in Australia and around the world this year. Now we have consensus that masks and shields are needed to reduce COVID-19 infection rates, the debate has moved to: what kinds of masks…

SBS News: SBS and ABC launch audio descriptions to help blind or vision-impaired Australians enjoy television more

This article was originally published on SBS News It’s a simple solution to a longstanding problem – how can a blind person enjoy watching television when they can’t see what’s happening on the screen? The answer is, you tell them.…

ABC News: ABC launches audio description service for blind or vision impaired audiences

This article was originally published on ABC News The popular ABC children’s series Bluey opens up for its young fans who are blind or vision-impaired following the launch of the ABC’s audio description service. Bluey is one of more than a dozen ABC…

Mirage News: A passion for digital accessibility and employment earns Life Without Barriers a high score for Innovation

This article was originally published on Mirage News and Australian Network of Disability “Participating in the Access and Inclusion Index Benchmark Report in 2016 was like a new door had opened on our accessibility journey as an organisation. The Index…

TV Black Box: Bluey becomes more accessible for vision-impaired viewers with new audio description service

This article was originally published on TV Black Box Bluey is one of more than a dozen ABC programs that will be audio described on the ABC’s Main Channel, ABC ME, ABC Comedy, ABC Kids and ABC News. The ABC, as well…

What’s Wrong With podcast – What does inclusive design really mean? ft. Manisha Amin

This podcast is available on What’s Wrong With Podcast’s website. The following episode summary and notes were originally published on their site. Episode Summary Manisha Amin is the chief strategist and visionary at Centre for Inclusive Design. The Centre…

Mapping the Edge cards

See an example of our Mapping the Edge cards and read how they can help you design inclusively

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STOP! Don’t lose your unicorns

Or… Why Diversity and Inclusion must be a guiding principle through any crisis into longer term recovery. Before Covid-19 the business case for diversity and inclusion was compelling. It centred around creating a point of difference for both talent acquisition…

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From ‘new normal’ to ‘now normal’

Medium – SOUR: Let’s look below the SOURface

Masks and Face Shields are becoming the norm – let’s design them for all humans

SBS News: SBS and ABC launch audio descriptions to help blind or vision-impaired Australians enjoy television more

ABC News: ABC launches audio description service for blind or vision impaired audiences

Mirage News: A passion for digital accessibility and employment earns Life Without Barriers a high score for Innovation

TV Black Box: Bluey becomes more accessible for vision-impaired viewers with new audio description service

What’s Wrong With podcast – What does inclusive design really mean? ft. Manisha Amin

Mapping the Edge cards

STOP! Don’t lose your unicorns

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