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Vision Australia helps jobseekers dress to impress
Employment Assistance
A new initiative from Vision Australia is set to help people who are blind or have low vision feel more confident when pursuing their employment goals. Run by Vision Australia’s Melbourne South East region, the Be Your Best Dressed program provides eligible clients with a complimentary outfit to help them look and feel confident and comfortable when it comes to looking for work, attending interviews or starting a new role.
Electric cars in Australia to include safety sound
Vision Australia welcomes the federal government’s announcement that plans are underway to mandate a minimum sound requirement in electric and hybrid vehicles in Australia.
Vision Cup in sight
Arts, sport and recreation
Kangaroo Flat and South Bendigo under-18 boys football teams will face off once again this weekend to support people who are blind or have low vision.
Vision Australia 2020 Bursary applications open
News
Applications for the 2020 Vision Australia Further Education Bursaries are now open.
Vision Australia helps with another successful National Braille M...
Vision Australia has enjoyed a long association with the National Braille Music Camp (NBMC), held each year in June at Frensham School, Mittagong.
Accessible ICT in the workplace
News
The business case for more diversity in the workplace is becoming evident. A recent study from the Boston Consulting Group study found that companies with more diversity in their management teams reported revenue from innovation that was 19% higher than companies with below-average leadership diversity.
PDFs and common accessibility misconception
Portable document format files, or PDFs, are as much a part of our lives as the internet itself. Sometimes they cop a bit of flak for being inaccessible, when in reality, if they are tagged correctly they can meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
The golden age of assistive technology
We are living in a golden age of assistive technology for people with vision loss. With advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence there are now apps using image recognition technology that can describe people, objects and the physical environment.
WCAG confusion around audio description
Parts of the Web Content Accessibility Guideline 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) can be difficult to understand, especially if you're rapidly trying to get your head around it and apply it before your website or article is launched to the public.