My Impressions of A11y Camp 2018
Written by Allison Ravenhall on October 29th, 2018
I attended the three-day A11y Camp extravaganza in Melbourne in October – the biggest and best they’ve run to date. Here’s my round-up. Wednesday: An awesome WCAG 2.1 workshop Disclaimer:…
Intopia Financial Year Report 2017 to 2018
Written by Ricky Onsman on September 26th, 2018
If there is a single word that sums up Intopia’s most recent financial year, that word must be “growth”. In the year ended 30 June 2018, Intopia experienced growth – in numbers.…
24 Hours of Accessibility Talks: #ID24 is Back!
Written by Chris Pycroft on September 25th, 2018
Inclusive Design 24 (also known as #ID24) returns on Thursday 11 October and Intopia is proud to be, for the first time, a partner of the event! What is #ID24?…
World Interaction Design Day – Australian Events
Written by Chris Pycroft on September 24th, 2018
This Tuesday, the very first World Interaction Design Day (IxDD) will be held. The collaboration between the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) and Adobe will see more than 60 events happen…
Our Brand New Service – Intopia Connect!
Written by Chris Pycroft on August 10th, 2018
We’re thrilled to announce that a new initiative we’ve been working on has finally had its beta launch – Intopia Connect. It’s a platform that will allow organisations to get…
W3C Invites Comment on CAPTCHA Note Update
Written by Ricky Onsman on July 9th, 2018
On 3 July 2018, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published a draft update to its 2005 note Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA. As the W3C blog post puts it, “Much has…
Can I use Firefox with JAWS and/or NVDA?
Written by Ricky Onsman on June 26th, 2018
TL;DR “Yes, if you’re using the latest versions.” Back in November last year, we advised JAWS and NVDA screen reader users not to upgrade to Firefox Quantum (version 57). The…
What’s new in WCAG 2.1?
Written by Ricky Onsman on June 15th, 2018
WCAG 2.1 was published in its final form in June 2018. WCAG 2.1 is an extension to WCAG 2.0 that provides guidance to better address some of the needs of people with disabilities accessing…
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…
