Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
31 results found tagged organizational accessibility.
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MIPAW: Modele of a Progressive Implementation of Web Accessibility
This paper presents MIPAW (Modele of a Progressive Implementation of Web Accessibility), a framework for reorganizing WCAG criteria into a user-centric, phased implementation model. The authors, who lead the AccessiWeb reference list — the most widel…
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Global Considerations in Creating an Organizational Web Accessibility Policy
This paper from The Paciello Group examines the legislative and policy landscape for web accessibility across five countries — Australia, Brazil, China, India, and South Africa — to help multinational organisations develop global accessibility polici…
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'The new accessibility panic': Remaining challenges to the achievement of Australia's National Transition Strategy
This paper examines the Australian Government's progress toward its 2010 National Transition Strategy (NTS), which mandated that all federal, state, and territory websites achieve WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance by the end of 2014. Drawing on content a…
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Complementing standards by demonstrating commitment and progress
Written by consultants at The Paciello Group, this position paper argues that treating digital accessibility solely as a standards compliance activity is insufficient for organizations with large, complex digital estates. The authors draw a parallel …
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Understanding Accessibility as a Process through the Analysis of Feedback from Disabled Students
This paper from The Open University UK analyzes over 6,000 open comment feedback responses from disabled students (out of 93,148 total responses) to argue that accessibility must be understood as an ongoing process rather than a state achieved throug…
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Masterplanning the digital campus to support learners with disabilities
This position paper from accessibility consultants at The Paciello Group argues that educational organizations delivering online learning need a strategic, holistic approach to digital accessibility rather than the reactive, remediation-based practic…
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Considerations for Implementing a Holistic Organisational Approach to Accessibility
This paper proposes a human-centred model of accessibility that moves beyond treating accessibility as a purely technical standards-compliance exercise. The authors argue that accessibility, usability, and user experience are interdependent quality a…
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Microsoft's Journey Towards Inclusion
This industry paper by Microsoft's Corporate Affairs Director for Australia outlines Microsoft's four-pillar accessibility strategy and its practical implementation across recruitment, onboarding, workplace culture, and innovation. The four pillars a…
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Creating Accessible Local Government: The Process
This short paper documents the end-to-end process the City of Cockburn, a local government authority in Western Australia, followed to develop an accessible replacement website. The paper provides a practical 9-step roadmap: (1) embed accessibility i…
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Working Together: Technology as the Foundation for Better Employment Outcomes for People with Disability
Written by Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, this keynote paper draws on the findings of the 2016 "Willing to Work" national inquiry into employment discrimination against older Australians …