When accessibility meets good design, with Neil King and Chris Edwards

Neil King, the National Manager of Vision Australia’s Digital Access group and Chris Edwards, Manager of Government Relations & Advocacy for Vision Australia, join The Learning Hook Podcast to explore accessibility, especially focused on digital access for all. These guys work in this space A LOT. They know the Australian and international landscape so well and share many tactical ways to create better access for all, taking us from standards to strategy for change. Check out the great list of websites below that can help designers, developers and managers. Thanks for so many insights Vision Australia! This podcast may be of special interest for anyone who wants to improve access to digital media in their organisation, Learning and Development professionals, and those wanting to roll out better elearning. From the creators, engagers to the managers and strategists, there’s something in this for everyone. Snapshot below Runtime: 50 minutes Chris and Neil’s back stories Accessibility is about greater access for all Some mind boggling statistics that give us all pause for thought Provide the burning case for change, to create greater access for all Why good accessibility = good design Learn the right way to say WCAG 😊 (is it ‘waycag’, W.C.A.G. or wicag?) Top tips to impact digital access in your organisation The accessibility landscape in Australia – how do we compare globally? Links from the podcast: Tools Document Accessibility Toolbar (DAT) to create and validate accessibility of MS Word documents Web Accessibility Toolbar to assess the accessibility of your webpage (supports non-technical staff) AXE website accessibility automated testing tool WAVE to assess the accessibility of your webpage HTML CodeSniffer website accessibility automated testing tool Colour Contrast Analyser to assess the contrast of any digital resource (website, document etc) Disability awareness simulators Web Disability Simulator Funkify – Disability Simulator Toolkits and resources Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit SA Government Online Accessibility Toolkit Guidance on Inclusive Language Connect with Neil on LinkedIn or Chris on LinkedIn. In the chat: Chris Edwards and Neil King from Vision Australia Katrina Milazzo and Brenden Carter from The Learning Hook You If any comments at all, we would love to hear from you.

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This episode is 50:41 long.

This episode was published on Sep 16, 2019.

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