Accessibility Beyond the Screen
Written by Ricky Onsman on May 15th, 2018
Intopia’s Director of Accessible Technologies, Adem Cifcioglu, presented Accessibility Beyond the Screen at The Web Meetup in Melbourne on 8 May 2018. For a long time, when we thought about…
Which Way is Up? Orientation in WCAG 2.1
Written by Allison Ravenhall on May 15th, 2018
The display orientation of my mobile is locked, always. I force my phone to display in portrait mode. I find it easier to use, particularly when I’m browsing whilst lying on my side. I don’t have to…
CSUN 2018 – The Aftermath
Written by Ricky Onsman on April 13th, 2018
The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference is over for another year, and speakers, participants and attendees have scattered back to their various parts of the world. With an event like this,…
Improving web navigation for speech recognition users
Written by Allison Ravenhall on April 11th, 2018
The latest iteration of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) includes a new success criterion that should improve the web navigation experience for speech recognition software users. Success Criterion 2.4.12 Label in Name…
Intopia’s headed to CSUN 2018!
Written by Chris Pycroft on March 16th, 2018
We’re excited that three of our team, Sarah Pulis, Andrew Arch and Chris Pycroft will shortly be making the trek from the land down under to head to the 33rd…
International Women’s Day 2018: Let’s press for progress
Written by Chris Pycroft and Allison Ravenhall and Sarah Pulis on March 8th, 2018
At Intopia, it’s part of our mission to help make positive change wherever we can. Not just on particular days, but every single day. One of the areas we want…
Voice assistants: Accessible for some, not everyone
Written by Allison Ravenhall on February 1st, 2018
In 2018, voice assistants are going mainstream in Australia. How well does this technology work for people with different needs and abilities? A voice assistant is a simple-looking, internet-enabled gadget…
WebAIM screen reader survey #7: Mobile screen reader use continues to rise
Written by Allison Ravenhall on January 11th, 2018
WebAIM published the results of its seventh screen reader survey in December 2017. With nearly 1,800 responses worldwide, it tells us what technologies are in use, and how preferences and…
Screen reader users told not to upgrade to Firefox Quantum
Written by Sarah Pulis on November 6th, 2017
JAWS and NVDA screen reader users are being advised not to upgrade to Firefox Quantum (version 57) which launches on 14 November 2017. In separate news articles, Freedom Scientific (creators…
Introducing Andrew!
Written by Chris Pycroft on October 6th, 2017
In July, we were thrilled to welcome Andrew Arch to our growing team at Intopia. Forever the optimist when it comes to accessibility and inclusive design, Andrew has been a…
A11y Camp 2017 in review
Written by Chris Pycroft on September 28th, 2017
More than 120 people came together over two days earlier this month to attend the third A11y Camp, held by the A11y Bytes team in Sydney. Kicking off the day…
Intopia’s Year in Review (2016-17)
Written by Stewart Hay on September 22nd, 2017
Intopia is now 18 months old and we have finished our first full financial year of operations. During this time, we have continued to grow and build on what was…