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Submission to Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill

Access Advisors believe that this piece of legislation, as it currently stands, is a bit like an inaccessible website with poor design a…
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A history of digital accessibility in Aotearoa

Back in 1989, no one truly knew what impact the web would have on society, or the potential freedom it could offer people like Meredith.
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TechWeek Partner News

We are thrilled to announce that Access Advisors is the Accessibility Partner for Techweek 2021 Connecting for a Better Future.
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Greater Wellington Nomination for the People’s Choice Accessible Business Awards

Metlink’s website was nominated for the Access Alliance 2021 People’s Choice Accessible Business Awards by Access Advisors and the recog…
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Access Advisors is thrilled to be the accessibility partner for ASB

Access Advisors is working hard to make banking more accessible to everyone, and are thrilled to have partnered with ASB.

Six tips to improve your Post-Covid Digital Accessibility

Digital accessibility is more important now than ever before. Businesses which have never been online or have previously only had a smal…
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March 2020 Update

Access Advisors is still here to help in these crazy times. Our staff are working from home in their own bubbles to help ensure they are…

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Past talks

Access Webinar – Helen Keller Day

In conjunction with Deafblind Association of New Zealand we celebrated Helen Keller's birthday and discuss the nature of being deafblind…

Recording from NZ Content Strategy Meetup: with Julius Charles Serrano

This is a fun and interactive session focused on web accessibility. It will answer the most pressing questions such as what accessibilit…

In the news

5 minutes with… Dr Chandra Harrison

DA spoke with Access advisor, UX researcher and designer Dr Chandra Harrison about universal design, accessibility and what the design c…

Canterbury Tech April 2021

At this monthly event, we will hear from two guest speakers in one stream. The theme for this event is Accessibility.

In FLUX with Design Assembly

On Tuesday 22nd of September we gathered online as a national community to discuss Aotearoa Design amidst Covid-19.

Create a More Accessible World with Technology

Tech for Good Wants to Use Technology to Create a More Accessible World.

Individuals, business encouraged to use alt text to help visually impaired understand online content

Many of us take browsing the internet for granted, but for around 30,000 visually impaired New Zealanders it can be a confusing experien…

Campaign to make pictures accessible for the visually impaired

Social media is no longer just about writing down your feelings, photos are often the main form of communication these days - thanks in …