A Strategy for Transition and Compliance The following is a transcript of a talk given by Peter Howard at the recent Accessibility Update for the Australian Government event in Canberra. Today, I’m going to be talking about how we’re managing the transition to WCAG 2 on the AusTender system. I’m hoping that our approach to the [...]
The following is the transcript of a talk given by Mark Stanton at the recent Accessibility Update for the Australian Government event in Canberra. The event was very well attended so thanks to all who came along. For accessibility to be truly supported, an organisation has to think of it as more than a checklist. [...]
With the endorsement of WCAG 2.0 as the standard to be applied to all government websites, the Australian Government is poised to improve the provision of information and services online. It is now more important than ever to ensure your Agency’s investment in its online presence continues to deliver ongoing value while achieving and maintaining [...]
Introduction With version 2.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) out now for 2 years, and with the Australian government committing to a timeline for transition to the latest guidelines, we’re increasingly hearing from clients trying to work out what’s actually involved in getting their sites up-to-date. Government agencies were leading the charge, but [...]
Cross post from my blog I was having a water cooler conversation that turned into a debate with someone at work yesterday. We were talking about approaches to styling WordPress blogs using themes. I’ll take this opportunity to digress before diving into the detail and tell you about a particular ethos we have at Gruden. [...]
Another month gone… For all those avid readers of the G-Spot you’ll notice that we let one slide through our slippery fingers. Tut – tut. But alas, this edition is packed full of website excitement. Now, to save on the big spiel about W3C accessibility and whats involved (we’ve done it to death), all I’m [...]
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Accessibility Update for the Australian Govt — Update
Last Wednesday saw Gruden and Sitecore co-host an Accessibility Update seminar at the National Library in Canberra (previously). The event was well-attended with representatives from web teams from a range of government agencies. We opened with an update from Jacqui van Teulingen, Director of Web Policy at AGIMO, with an overview of the current status [...]