Bunbury community to get online accessibility training

A full day workshop about businesses and accessibility is set to be hosted by the State Government in conjunction with the Centre for Accessibility Australia and Advocacy WA in Bunbury. The free event will be launched by Don Punch MLA at Mantra Bunbury Lighthouse to support South West business in improving accessibility to online services and business, and enhance customer service for people with disabilities. Chief executive and co-founder of the Centre for Accessibility Australia Scott Hollier said there were two keys things when it came to accessibility. “One is we need to make sure that people with disability have the right tools in their device choice and the other is we need to make sure that people with disability have content designed in a way that works with those tools,” he said. The workshop will address issues faced by people with disabilities in the digital space, using websites and as online consumers to empower businesses to improve their platforms and processes. Mr Hollier said regional areas such as Bunbury face more challenges with accessing the vital set of resources. “The accessibility industry has had the reputation in the past for charging a lot for audits and workshops,” he said. “We’ve tried very hard to position ourselves to be more affordable — we’re also still conscious that for a lot of our businesses, and especially if you are a not for profit, low costs may still be prohibitive to get this guidance so we also have free resources on our website. “The workshops are free and we’re very excited to come to Bunbury where we can have that engagement, the future is looking bright”. The Bunbury workshop will be held on May 30 between 9.30am and 4.00pm.