World Usability Day 2021: Designing the online world with trust, ethics and integrity
Written by Tess Herbert on November 11th, 2021
Thursday 11 November is World Usability Day, a day that brings together community and industry for a common goal – to ensure that essential services and products are easier to…
International Day of Older Persons 2021: Digital Equity for All Ages
Written by Andrew Arch on October 1st, 2021
October 1 is the International Day of Older Persons, and in 2021 the United Nations has declared the theme Digital Equity for All Ages. Worldwide, the number of people aged…
Intopia partners with ABS on the most accessible census ever
Written by Chris Pycroft on August 18th, 2021
Intopia has partnered with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to help make this year’s Census the most accessible census ever. With an increasing number of Australians completing their Census…
First public working draft of WCAG 3.0 released
Written by Charlii Parker on July 6th, 2021
The much anticipated First Public Working Draft of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 was recently released, with ongoing calls for feedback as the Working Draft develops. Showcasing a new…
Assistive Technology Survey 2021 (Preliminary results)
Written by Andrew Arch on May 20th, 2021
Around the world, surveys are conducted that focus on technologies used by people who are blind or have low vision. The largest of these is done by WebAIM in the…
Intopia launches Australia and New Zealand’s first Assistive Technology Survey
Written by Chris Pycroft on April 14th, 2021
This week, Intopia launched the first ever Assistive Technology Survey, aimed at highlighting the trends and use of assistive technology by Australians and New Zealanders that have a disability. Over…
We’re hiring Business Development and Digital Accessibility Experts
Written by Chris Pycroft on February 22nd, 2021
We’ve recently marked our five year anniversary as a company, and now we’re expanding our team to continue our quest to make the digital world inclusive for everyone. Intopia is…
Australia adopts new standard in accessible procurement
Written by Chris Pycroft on December 18th, 2020
Following the release of a proposed draft standard in July, Standards Australia has formally adopted AS EN 301 549:2020 – Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. The refresh coincides…
Towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable world: IDPWD 2020
Written by Chris Pycroft on December 2nd, 2020
It’s fair to say that this year has been like no other. Just like many other annual days, this year’s International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD) acknowledges the current…
Disability-inclusive usability testing
Written by Renata Zanetti on October 21st, 2020
Remote communication as a new norm During the COVID-19 pandemic, work is not the same. As a Forbes article by Nancy Doyle pointed out, as more people have been required…
Australia revises AS EN 301 549, proposes to increase accessibility standards
Written by Chris Pycroft on July 15th, 2020
Standards Australia, recognised by the Australian Federal Government as the peak non-government Standards body in Australia, has released for public comment a revision to AS EN 301 549 – the…
Getting to know you – Darren
Written by Rebecca Hudec on July 1st, 2020
Continuing the series of helping you get to know our awesome team, meet Darren Chew! Darren has recently celebrated his first birthday with us, having joined the Intopia crew in…