1. Change how your event is seen
Simple changes to make your event
website seen by everyone
Be Inclusive.
@webaccessibilityforevents

2. It Makes Business Sense
1 in 5 Australian's has a long term impairment (20% of population, 4 million people)
Potential delegates with a disability represent a substantial business opportunity: 34% of people with a disability of a working age are managers and professionals. Source: Australian Network on Disability
Studies show that customers are more loyal to organisations that demonstrate they value diversity and inclusion. Source: Employer of Choice Study
Source of data where 35% of people with a disability of working age are managers and professionals - Australian Network on Disability
Diversity Council Australia, CEO, Lisa Annese “This is not about people without disabilities doing some charitable work for people with disabilities. This is about engaging for better business outcomes, better performance and better customer service.”

3. It’s the law: Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Human Rights Commission
All public and private sector websites should be accessible
Meet WCAG guidelines Level AA
Alastair McEwin: Disability Commissioner

4. Changes to make today Keyboard access Image alt text Visual focus
These checks cover just a few accessibility issues and are designed to be quick and easy, rather than definitive. A web page could seem to pass these checks, yet still have significant accessibility barriers. More robust assessment is needed to evaluate accessibility comprehensively. Contact us should you wish to go beyond the basics –
Image alt text
Headings
Color contrast
Resize Text
Page title
Keyboard access
Visual focus
Forms
Moving or Flashing Content
Multimedia (video, audio)
@webaccessibilityforevents

5. Poor colour contrast….
Light grey text on the dark grey background has poor colour contrast.
@webaccessibilityforevents

6. Text on background images ….
Legibility of the text very difficult to read
Transparent form fields
Mobile users would struggle
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7. Poor colour contrast….
Increase opacity
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8. Images with incorrect descriptions….
Mark misses important information when the descriptions make no sense
Alt text="600 efooter 1200x250"
Or nothing is read out by his screen reader
Alt text="blank"
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9. See a demonstration of a web accessible ticketing platform. Register