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…
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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…
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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…
Easy English versus Plain English guide
Easy English and Plain English are important as they make information accessible and meet the needs of more people. Find out all you need to know about Easy and Plain English in this Centre for Inclusive Design guide.