Accessibility Workshop

On July 4th 2018 I attended a workshop conducted by Cliff Edwards from the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC), and organised by Editors SA. This workshop was extremely informative and helped me to expand my knowledge regarding web accessibility guidelines....

Web Development Standards, Part 3

This final blog of my three-part series on web accessibility explores the potential legal consequences of overlooking web accessibility guidelines in light of current climate in Australia. In Australia the public sector leads the way in web accessibility, in...

Web Development Standards, Part 2

Since I was introduced to website accessibility, I quickly noticed that it is an esoteric subject. Far too many industry technicians and companies overlook the guidelines, while few members of the public seem to have little or no knowledge of them. Many believe that a...

Web Development Standards, Part 1

When you survey the net, it seems that anything goes when it comes to web design for business. Businesses and organisations choose flash visual content, or bold and bright colour schemes and fonts– whatever they feel will attract their targeted audience or represent...