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Accessibility-first mindset needed to make tech design equitable

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Tuesday 21st June, 2022

“The more you think about it earlier on, the less you end up in a situation where you have built a whole experience and realised that there’s a huge subset…

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Hands-on lab helps digital creators get advice from accessibility experts

Dana Mateluna-Smith
Telstra Exchange
Tuesday 24th May, 2022
For the 130 members of TelstrAbility, Telstra’s employee representative group for people with a disability, the opening of a pop-up ‘Accessible Tech Experience Lab’ on May 19th – Global Accessibility
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Nearly one billion disabled people cannot access assistive technology

Giedre Peseckyte
Euractiv
Tuesday 17th May, 2022
“Assistive technology is a life changer – it opens the door to education for children with impairments, employment and social interaction for adults living with disabilities, and an independent life
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Clients waiting years for crucial equipment as providers battle ‘bureaucratic’ NDIS system

Eleanor Beidatsch
ABC News
Saturday 2nd April, 2022
There have even been cases where clients have died waiting for assistive technology (AT), as service providers struggle to navigate the "complex" and "bureaucratic" National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Could AI help make the law more accessible for disabled people?

The Law Report
ABC RN
Wednesday 1st December, 2021
We all enjoy legal rights, including the right to live free from discrimination. But how easy is it to use the law to uphold those rights?  Could ‘chatbots’, a form
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For travelers with disabilities, video games are windows to the world

Laken Brook
National Geographic
Wednesday 24th November, 2021
Instead of having to navigate nature’s unpredictability, video games allow travelers with different abilities to experience destinations from their homes. 
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NDIS tech still in ‘infancy’, nearly 10 years later

Denham Sadler
Innovation Aus
Friday 23rd July, 2021
“The NDIA should be a model employee for people with disability but many staff continue to experience added pressures, particularly in relation to assistive technology, and the NDIA refuses to
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NDIS users call for overhaul of ‘traumatic’ process amid reviews

Lucy Robinson
ABC News
Sunday 27th June, 2021
Ms Mitchell recently needed urgent renovations to her bathroom at their home in Toowomba to make it safe for Joshy as his mobility declines, but chose to dip into her
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Putting the $4b ‘Assistive Tech’ market at risk

Marie Johnson
Innovation Aus
Thursday 24th June, 2021
So given the massive size of the AT market and the transformative impact of AT on jobs, the lack of analysis regarding AT by the NDIA is concerning. Deep
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Human Rights Commission asks NDIS to remember robo-debt in automation push

Asha Barbaschow
ZDNet
Tuesday 22nd June, 2021
Australian Human Rights Commissioner has cautioned the use of artificial intelligence in government decision-making, asking it ensure the algorithm is fair, accurate, and accountable. Santow said if an algorithm was
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Human Rights and Technology Final Report (2021)

Australian Human Rights Commission
Tuesday 15th June, 2021
This report is the culmination of a three-year national investigation into human rights risks posed by new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. It reflects the Commission’s extensive public
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Acquiring a physical disability after birth presents unique challenges but new opportunities

Nick McAllister
ABC News
Tuesday 15th June, 2021
Mr Fairbairn said he was also usually asked if he had "one of those blade things. People's perceptions seem to be that all lower-limb amputees must be sports people," he said.
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