Two Australian initiatives recognised in the global Zero Project Accessibility Awards 2022

By Gisele Mesnage and Charissa Ramirez The South Australian Government Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit (Online Accessibility Toolkit) and Travel for All Guide are among the 76 Zero Project Awardees 2022 for their exceptional work to improve accessibility. The awards will be officially presented at the Zero Project Conference 2022 at the United Nations Office…

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Human Rights and Technology

On 14 April 2020 DGI provided our submission as part of the AHRC Human Rights and Technology consultations. In 2021, the Australian Human Rights Commission provided a final report. A summary of the Commission’s final report Sarthak Sinha, Chairperson, DGI The Australian Human Rights Commission (referred to as the AHRC) in March 2021 released the…

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PIN entry is not a numbers game: The unpredictability factor in AusPayNet’s ‘Guidelines for Accessibility in PIN Entry on Touchscreen Terminals’

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On 3 December 2019, Coinciding with International Day of People with Disability, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), the self-regulatory body for Australian payments, released Guidelines for Accessibility in PIN Entry on Touchscreen Terminals, which can be viewed here. The AusPayNet media release issued on this occasion proclaims the guidelines are designed to make it easier for people living…

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