A11yPals June 2024

TOP STORY That's a Wrap for John Slatin AccessU 2024 John Slatin AccessU has finished for this year with plenty of interesting speakers and a fantastic event led by Knowbility. I presented two sessions. Due to some technical issues one session did not go to plan, however that allows us to share a recoding around. Check out the video "Polished (and sometimes puzzling) plug-ins to perfect your accessibility

EVENTS Ask the Professionals OZeWAI.org's June Ask the Professionals Series will feature Lisa Seeman-Horwitz (IBM), Rose McAlister (Aquent), Rosie Putland (ModalityCo) and moderator Amanda Mace (GrackleDocs). The topic is "Neurodivergence and Accessibility". It is sure to be a great event, make sure you register so you don't miss out. 6:00pm AEST (UTC + 10) Register now

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Let's Bring Digital Accessibility Specialist Traineeships to Australia OZeWAI.org is working with the Future Skills Organisations in efforts to reduce the deficit of Accessibility Professionals in Australia. OZeWAI need your help to support our program. If you are an organisation looking to hire, or a person interested in becoming a digital accessibility specialist, please assist with their survey. OZeWAI's accessibility professional survey

BLOGS How Digital Accessibility is Like Roller-Skating In May two blogs of a larger series, focused on building an accessibility program were released. Learn through the use of metaphor and storytelling. You are sure to learn more about digital accessibility and how to get your program on a roll. Read article 1, Read article 2

NEWS WebAIM Screen Reader Survey 10 Results Released While we will be releasing our own blog soon detailing the findings and expanding on how this impacts digital accessibility designers, developers and testers. We strongly encourage you to check out the results with WebAIM which were released earlier this year. Go to survey results

FEATURED SOCIALS A Day in the Life of a PWD: Person with Disability One of my favourite Facebook groups. Which sometimes gives me a chuckle when I feel I really identify with some of the situations they depict in their comics. Go to the Facebook site

SUPPORT LOCAL Children's Book about PTSD Codey Anderson from Coffs Harbour NSW is a former army veteran and now full-time illustrator. Codey has created a children's book titled "Living with a Sheep Dog" The book is to help children of parents in protective roles (e.g. military, police, medical) comprehend the psychological impacts of PTSD and Depression. Check out the Kickstarter

Accessibility Tip Did you know that in windows you can change the size and colour of your cursor to make it easier to see? From the toolbar simply search "Cursor size" and select "Change Mouse Pointer size" Try it during your next presentation to make it easier for your audience to follow.