Apple has released details on its education tools and initiatives launched for Accessibility Awareness month. Apple Education is offering at home help for teachers and parents of students with disabilities. […]
Category: News
Posted inNews
New Zealand Disability Expo rescheduled to 2021
The ATSNZ Disability expo has been rescheduled from September 2020 to March 2021. Interpoint Events managing director Simon Cooper said the decision to reschedule was based on key criteria. “The […]
Posted inNews
Do you use a Motorised Mobility Device?
If the answer is YES then you are invited to consider participating in a government sponsored research project about motorised mobility devices (MMDs). The University of Wollongong and Assistive Technology […]
Posted inNews
Exclusive Interview: ATSA Senior Policy Officer Tony Pooley
F2L asked the newly appointed senior policy officer at ATSA, Tony Pooley, for his views on the challenges and opportunities facing the assistive technology (AT) sector. The impact from COVID-19? […]
Posted inNews
Melbourne Institute: COVID-19 & NDIS Survey
University of Melbourne NDIS participant survey of COVID-19
Posted inNews
COAG: Ministers deliver update on disability & COVID-19
COAG: Update on disability and COVID-19
Posted inNews
LG initiative rewards communities
LG Electronics Australia is recognising and rewarding Australians doing their bit to help their communities, with a major giveaway activity. From May 8 until October 28, 2020, LG is giving […]
Posted inNews
New Dates: Virtual OT Exchange
The OT Exchange Program is moving to new dates and the conference, organised by Occupational Therapy Australia, will now be delivered online to accommodate changes due to COVID-19. The new […]
Posted inNews
Disability & the forgotten workers of COVID-19
A University of NSW survey of disability workers revealed the sector has been seriously overlooked in the coronavirus pandemic. The disability workforce and COVID-19: initial experiences of the outbreak report […]
Posted inNews
COVIDSafe app presents challenges for people with disability
There are some challenges facing people with disability when it comes to the COVIDSafe app, according to People With Disability Australia. “Many people with disability may not have access to […]
Posted inNews
XR user accessibility draft open for public comment
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) working group recently published its first public working draft of the XR Accessibility User Requirements (XAUR). XR is an umbrella […]
Posted inNews
COVID-19 scammers on the rise
The NDIS is reporting an increase in online scam activity with some participants receiving an email requesting they pay an expected or regular invoice into a different bank account to […]