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Accessibility-first mindset needed to make tech design equitable

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 21st June 2022 - “The more you think about it earlier on, the less you end up in a situation where you have built a whole experience and realised that there’s a huge subset of your users that just…

Disability Apps Challenge Shortlist

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 - A range of apps that help people with disability and older Australians perform activities such as measuring the running cost of household appliances have been shortlisted in the…

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Five Top Charity Apps

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 - Australia is now around the fifth biggest downloader of Apps (per head) in the world and Caroline McComb from the Telco Together Foundation delivers her list of top innovative Aussie…

Search Underway for Most Accessible Apps

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th April 2014 - A nationwide search is underway for Australia’s most accessible mobile phone apps. The inaugural Apps For All Challenge 2014 – Australia’s first and only competition…

Disability Access Apps Fall Short

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd September 2013 - Research into Australia-relevant online and mobile applications (apps) to assist people with disability has found a glaring gap in the local market for apps that profile the accessibility…

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Sustainability Reporting – Innovative and Funky!

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th July 2013 - The new Global reporting Initiative guidelines are in many ways a reflection of what innovative, effective and even funky sustainability communications look like today says Miguel…

Millions Missing Out on Digital Revolution

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th June 2013 - Australians with disability are harnessing gadgets, apps and websites to improve their lives but many are potentially missing out on the digital revolution because some app developers…

Tailored Apps for Aussie Charities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st May 2013 - Mobile aggregation App, GiveEasy has launched ‘Apps for Charities’ – allowing charities across Australia the ability to have their own branded App. The Smith…

App Aid – Developers Unite with Charities For Greater Good

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd August 2012 - The Vodafone Foundation will host a unique ‘Hackathon’ event to unite app developers with Aussie charities plus the chance to receive a $30,000 donation. The 48 hour…

Aussie Charities Get App Savvy

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd December 2011 - Despite a controversial Apple ban on making charitable donations via Apps on the iPhone and iPad, Australian Not for Profit organisations are developing apps to educate and raise…

NFPs Rally Against iPhone Donation Ban

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th December 2010 - An online petition by the Not for Profit world slamming technology giant, Apple for banning donations via Apps on iPhones is gaining international momentum. Image: www.bethkanter.org…

Australians Support a Children’s Emergency Fund

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th October 2010 - Twice as many Australians believe a children’s emergency fund is a better way of saving children’s lives in natural disasters than launching emergency appeals after…

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