Perth Accessibility Meetup Group

Perth Web Accessibility Camp 2022

Tuesday 22nd February 2022

We’re back with a mixed online and in-person event for 2022 - come and join accessibility professionals, students, developers, designers and managers as we learn how to make digital products accessible to everyone.

Venue

VisAbility, Perron Place, 61 Kitchener Avenue, Victoria Park WA 6100 (across the road from the Victoria Park Train Station)

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Registration

Since Covid is adding some uncertainty to our plans, you can register to attend either in-person or online. Our online venue will be Microsoft Teams. Tickets are $50 which includes a full day of speakers and food for both in-person and online participants. Full details are available at the registration links.

What is PWAC?

The crowd at the 2021 event, in front of the presentation screen, waving their arms in the air.

A favourite in the calendar for many accessibility minded people in Perth, this fantastic one day event is your chance to learn and share about web accessibility in a casual environment.

This year we are proud to be partnering with the W3C Australian Western Region Chapter, who are contributing guest speakers from the W3C in addition to an already amazing list of local speakers.

The Great Debate returns for it’s 9th round of shenanigans. This year we will argue about the idea that working remotely solves all our accessibility problems - if you feel strongly about this, or just like a good 3-minute rant, get in touch with Scott to join one of the teams.

Speakers

  • Jeanne Spellman will bring us up to date with changes and progress on the development of WCAG 3. Jeanne is co-lead of the W3C’s Silver Task Force, and has extensive experience in accessible web development and training.
  • Dr Marianna Lopez will speak about accessible, personalised and inclusive film and television experiences for visually impaired audiences.
  • Geoff White from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries will share his experiences with accessibility in state government, how an individual department implements and maintains WCAG and dealing with COVID-19 communications.

Covid precautions

We want to make sure that everyone who attends Perth Web Accessibility Camp in person at VisAbility is safe from Covid. So we’ve put together a plan for us all.

  • VisAbility requires everyone who attends in person to be vaccinated against Covid-19. During registration we’ll ask for your proof of vaccination or your exemption. If you’ve got it in the ServiceWA app or the Express Medicare app, just show that to us. If you’re using any other app or have a printed certificate, we’ll also need to see some proof of identification.
  • We’ll be asking everyone to check in to VisAbility using the SafeWA app, the ServiceWA app, or by signing the contact register.
  • Everyone attending at VisAbility will need to wear a mask at all times. Exceptions will be while you are eating or drinking, and presenters will take off their masks during their session. If you have a medical exemption from wearing a mask, we will need to see proof at registration when you arrive and will ask you to keep distance from anyone present who is immunocompromised. There will also be an outdoor area close by, where you can take a short break from wearing your mask.
  • We’ll be promoting physical distancing during the day, and there will be hand sanitiser available for everyone.
  • If you use a disposable mask we’d like you to dispose of it responsibly when you’re done with it, to protect VisAbility staff. We’ll have plastic bags to put used masks in before you put them in the bin. If possible we’d like you to snip the mask straps, so they don’t hurt wildlife if they get into the water system.

If you feel unwell on the day of the event, please stay home for the protection of other vulnerable people. You don’t have to miss out though! Let us know as soon as possible and we’re happy to switch you to an online event ticket.

If you have any concerns about your safety, please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information.

Schedule

This is our in-progress schedule - there may be changes as we work on our plans for the day!
TimeEvent
8:30amRegistration
9:00amWelcome and Acknowledgement of Country
9:10amOverview of W3C WAI - Judy Brewer, Director, W3C WAI
9:50amThe WCAG3 Project - Jeanne Spellman, W3C WAI Silver Task Force
10:20amTelcos for All: the accessibility status of major telecommunications providers - Dr Scott Hollier, Centre for Accessibility Australia
10:45amMorning break
11:10amDouble Standards: PDF/ UA and WCAG Working Together to Achieve Total Compliance - Amanda Mace, AD Web Key & Shane Fynn, Able Docs
11:40amVR accessibility - Thomas Logan, Equal Entry & David Vosnacos, VisAbility
12:10pmOZeWAI session – Bri Norton, OZeWAI
12:30pmLunch
1:30pmGreat Debate IX: Working remotely solves all our accessibility problems
2:30pmMaking an Accessible Statutory Declaration Form - Matt Putland, Vision Australia
2:45pmState Government perspective on web accessibility – Geoff White, WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
3:15pmAfternoon break
3:30pmAccessibility through Sound Design: an introduction to Enhanced Audio Description – Dr Mariana Lopez, University of York
4:00pmMobile accessibility standards – Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz
4:30pmAccessibility Support in Social Media Management Tools - Rosie Luscombe, Vision Australia
5:00pmClosing and sundowner

Social media

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for event updates. The hashtag is #PWAC2022.

Wifi on the day

Please feel free to use the VisAbility Guest network. After you click Connect, it will open up a browser for you to login with.

Username: guest02@visability.com.au

Password: 6zQmpmbp

Sponsors

We are so grateful for the generous support of our sponsors, which allows us to put on an affordable community event each year. If you'd like to sponsor an event which attracts people from local and state government, design agencies and corporate leaders of Western Australia, please contact Amanda Mace for details.