Edu Net Solutions Blog
South Australian Artist Tokenises Her Artwork
Edu Net Solutions along with Dr Lisa Dunbar Solas are proud to achieve a huge milestone. Dr Solas, who is an archaeologist and artist based in Adelaide, approached Edu Net Solutions with the intention of taking her art to the next level; she wanted assistance to...
School Websites Flunked Accessibility
On Australia Day, at home relaxing and reading, I stumbled on a great article titled Digital Accessibility Year in Review: 2020 and it includes a section titled, ‘School Websites Flunked Accessibility’. It discusses web accessibility and schools in the United States....
What Makes a School Website Accessible?
I’m often asked, what makes a school website accessible? A school accessible website must comply with Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG design principles are supported by 12 guidelines that are grouped into four principles: Perceivable, Operable,...
First Accessible Aboriginal School Website
This week Edu Net Solutions proudly launched the first Aboriginal school website in South Australia. We developed this website for Koonibba Aboriginal School. Just like all our websites released after the launch of South Australian Government’s Online Accessibility...
Schools Must Be Made Accessible More Than Ever
Back in April 2020, while amidst great world changes, I looked at why web accessibility has become crucial in the blog, Web Accessibility More Relevant Than Ever. As I highlighted, schools, in particular, have been navigating a steep transition towards online learning...
Let’s Make Schools Accessible
Has your school heard the news yet? Last year, on 16th May 2020 the South Australian Government launched its Accessibility Online Policy. This means that all public-facing media, including websites for public schools, must be made accessible. So let’s make schools...
First Anniversary of SA Accessibility Policy
Tomorrow is the first anniversary of SA Accessibility Policy. A year ago, on May 16th 2019, the South Australian Government released the Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit. A year on, it is clear that this policy is setting the benchmark for government agencies...
Web Accessibility More Relevant Than Ever
In light of current circumstances, many of us have been forced to adjust our daily routines and work or study from home. As a result, the use of online applications, platforms and resources has risen exponentially, and to unprecedented numbers. That’s why web...
The Year We Led The Way
As 2019 draws to a close, South Australia is the year we led the way. I am taking time out to review and reflect upon the major milestones of the year to help map out a trajectory for 2020. 2019 has been a most important year for South Australia, as major changes were...
Let’s Continue to Lead The Way!
Last week I published an article called South Australia Leads The Way, which looked at how South Australia is leading the country in digital accessibility. This week the South Australia Government and Vision Australia released a case study that also looks at the...
South Australia Leads The Way!
Quite often Adelaide gets a bad rap, with many people saying that our state lags behind the rest of the country in many areas, especially when compared to the eastern estates. But, when it comes to digital accessibility, it is simply not true! South Australia is...
Educational Website Of The Year Finalist
I am proud to announce that Edu Net Solutions is a finalist in the Australian Access Awards in the category of the Educational Website of the Year. We have received this nomination for Whyalla Special Education Centre’s website, which was the first accessible...
School Website Development Framework
Edu Net Solutions are proud to launch today our School Website Development Framework. If you are a public and private school in South Australia and are looking to have a website built that will comply with the South Australian Government’s Online Accessibility Policy,...
When Are We Going To Start Making Our Schools Accessible?
On 16th May 2019 the South Australian Government released its Online Accessibility Policy. This policy is for all public-facing government websites, including schools websites. This means ALL new public-facing websites launched after this date must be developed with...
How Do I Make My Website Accessible The Right Way?
The other day I was talking to a customer, who wanted to revamp his website and make it accessible. He mentioned that he had seen and liked a website that had an website accessibility widget installed. ‘Couldn’t we just install that widget to make our website...
Who decides if your website is accessible?
Early this week I came across yet another interesting online article by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility. It discusses who decides whether a website is accessible. As the Bureau explained, there are different types of tests that can help to determine whether a...
Back To School
Last Tuesday, the 27th August 29 2019, I returned to my alma mater at the Flinders University of South Australia. But this time I stood at the front of the next generation of web developers to give a presentation on web accessibility. My presentation concentrated on...
Schools Must be Inclusive
I’m compelled to write this post, as lately I have come across far too many schools that aren’t getting the message regarding social inclusion in their public-facing media. Too often schools have told me that “accessibility is not necessary” or “it’s not what we’re...
Education Is The Key
Education is the key. Kirio Crespo presents to the South Australian Small Schools Association about web accessibility and the online accessibility policy.
Social Inclusion Is Not A Choice
This year a great deal of resources have been allocated to make South Australia a more inclusive society. In March and April 2019, the Department of Human Services of South Australia launched an online engagement initiative. This initiative takes the form of a...
Does Your School Know?
A little over three months ago, the Government of South Australia launched its the South Australian Government launched its Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit. This policy aims to make all public-facing government websites accessible to everyone, including...
Is Your School Inclusive?
In 2015, there were 4.3 million (or about 1 in 5) Australians living with disability. With a significant number of people in our community living with a disability, we must make websites inclusive so that everyone can access them. This also means that when developing...
Has Your School Heard The News?
Last week Edu Net Solutions launched the Small Schools Association of South Australia’s website (SSASA). This complies with the South Australian Government Online Accessibility Policy, meaning it was built to be accessible for all members of our community, including...
Edu Net Solutions launches SSASA new accessible website
Edu Net Solutions and The Small Schools Association of South Australia are proud to launch today their new accessible website . This isn’t just another website; this website was developed following the Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit. In Australia, it is...
Did Your School Get a Fair Deal?
On the 16 May 2019 the South Australian launched its Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit. This policy now applies to all South Australian Government online applications, including schools' websites If you are a school principal and had your website developed after...
First Preschool Accessible Website in South Australia
Two weeks after launching the first accessible school website in South Australia Edu Net Solutions achieves another milestone by launching today the first Preschool accessible website Seaford K-7 Preschool Campus. Just like Whyalla Special Education Centre, it...
Let’s Make Schools Accessible
On 16th May 2019 the South Australian Government launched its Online Accessibility Policy and Toolkit and this has now made accessibility a technical standard for all public-facing government websites, including those for schools. Following this milestone,...
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