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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 19h

We’re proud to sponsor UX Camp Melbourne, the community-run unconference for UX and design pros! Catch Intopia’s Charlii Parker pitching a session on UX research with people with disabilities.

When: Friday 17 October
Where: Telstra Customer Insights Centre

Find out more: uxcampmelbourne.com

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 2d

This visual guide shows how to make links easy to understand, navigate, and use for everyone, including people with disabilities.

View the 'Anatomy of an accessible link' Info Bite: intopia.digital/articles/acc...

#EquitableResearch #InclusiveResearch #Accessibilility #Design

Intopia. Resource Alert. The anatomy of an accessible link. A mouse pointer arrow.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 3d

In this article, Charlii Parker explains how to approach user testing with people with disabilities so you get the most valuable feedback, for both your team and your participants.

Read the 'How to conduct user testing with people with disabilities' article: intopia.digital/articles/use...

Intopia Blog alert. How to conduct user testing with people with disabilities. By Charlii Parker. Charlii with pink hair looking thoughtfully at the camera.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 4d

This quick visual guide breaks down what makes a button usable for everyone, including people with disabilities. You'll learn how to create buttons that are clear, easy to interact with, and properly coded.

View the 'Anatomy of an accessible button' Info Bite: intopia.digital/articles/acc...

Intopia Resource Alert. The Anatomy of an Accessible Button. Buttons for copy, submit, launch, and new.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 5d

Our Equitable Research & Design team can help you with:
• Equitable research mentoring
• Inclusive recruitment
• Research and usability testing
• Co-design and collaboration
• Expert usability reviews

Explore our Equitable Research & Design services: intopia.digital/services/usa...

Intopia Equitable Research & Design. Helping you design with, not just for, people. A group of people including a person holding a white cane and person with curly hair holding a book.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 9d

Intopia’s Managing Director and Co-founder Stewart Hay is speaking at M-Enabling Summit in Virginia, USA next week!

Stewart will be on the 'Marketing accessibility to stakeholders' panel in Salon 6 at 4 PM ET on Tuesday 7 October.

Find out more and register: www.m-enabling.com/event/a75cd7...

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 9d

Want to make your social media and multimedia content more accessible? Join our upcoming online course: 'Creating Accessible Content for Social Media and Multimedia'. 💻

Book your spot now: events.humanitix.com/creating-acc...

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 10d

"What’s accessibility?" - a question you shouldn't expect to hear in an IT degree. Yet, it’s a question far too many people are still asking.

Intopia’s Serene reflects on the gaps in IT education and why accessibility needs to be embedded.

Read the full article: intopia.digital/articles/i-c...

Blog alert. I completed an IT degree… What’s accessibility? Written by Serene Mishteler. Serene smiling with her brown long hair out.

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 15d

Whether you're designing interfaces, writing content, testing code, or shaping inclusive policy, A11y Camp 2025 is for you. We're proud to be Gold Sponsors and long term supporters of this incredible community.

Join us in Melbourne or online, 28-30 October: events.humanitix.com/a11y-camp-au...

Join us! A11y Camp where human spirit and technology meet. Celebrating 10 years. 28 - 30 October 2025. Melbourne Australia. Camp fire, tent, trees.

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 15d

New webinar alert! Join us for 'When compliance isn’t accessible: Why passing WCAG doesn’t mean your product works for everyone' at 12 PM on Thursday 9 October AEDT.

Register to receive reminders: intopia.digital/articles/fre...

Or join us on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/85783755314

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 25d

Don’t miss Intopia’s Steve Barnett & Stewart Hay at Inclusive Design 24 on 25 September! From accessible design systems to inclusive hiring journeys, 2 sessions packed with practical insights.

See the full program: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

Watch live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/inclusivedes...

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · 28d

We’re excited to share that Stewart Hay, Managing Director of Intopia, will be speaking at this year’s National Tech Summit!

Stewart Hay joins Tim Marshall, Jess Wilson, Sean Murphy & Adam Manovic to discuss “The Case for a Digitally Inclusive Australia.”

Register: tca.glueup.com/event/145835...

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’re thrilled that Intopia will be represented by Darren Chew at a week of regional disability inclusion activities, including Zero Project Asia Pacific Symposium in Singapore from 17 to 19 September 2025!

Find out more about Zero Project Asia Pacific: zeroproject.org/about/zero-p...

#ZPAPAC2025

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Sep 3

Catch Sam Hobson, Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant at Intopia, speaking at the virtual Web Accessibility in Mind (WEBAIM) Conference on 17 September!

Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Time: 6:00 AM AEST (Tuesday, 16 September at 2:00 PM PT)

To Register: conference.webaim.org

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 28

Chris Pigden is heading to Web Directions Engineering AI in Sydney on 12 September!
He's excited to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and explore how AI is reshaping software development and collaboration. We look forward to the insights Chris brings back.

Find out more: webdirections.org/eng-ai

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 27

The recording is up! Intopia's Sarah Pulis joins Rosie Lane of Australian Disability Network to unpack the Equal Access digital guidelines, what they mean and how to take action.

Watch the webinar: youtu.be/Ahld1Zgd1lo?...

Slides and transcript: australiandisabilitynetwork.org.au/news-and-eve...

Inclusive by Design - unpacking the new Equal Access digital guidelines

Join Sarah Pulis, Co-founder of Intopia, in this webinar where she breaks down what the Guidelines cover, why they matter, and how they can help your organisation improve digital accessibility.

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 18

Meet Madhavi, one of our longest serving team members at Intopia and a passionate advocate for digital accessibility.

“Knowing that my work gives more people equal access to information, services, and opportunities is incredibly fulfilling”.

Get to know her: www.linkedin.com/posts/intopi...

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 7

Want to learn more about digital accessibility this year? Join our online, live training courses. From testing to design, inclusive user research, and accessible content, we've got you covered.

Learn more about the courses and register now: bit.ly/accessibilit...

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sarah Pulis will be sharing her expertise in this free Australian Disability Network webinar. It will cover the newly released 'Guidelines on Equal Access to Digital Goods and Services'.

Register for the Inclusive by Design webinar: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046602...

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 3

Uncover your organisation’s accessibility maturity with Intopia’s free Accessibility Maturity Snapshot tool. It's a quick, self-assessment tool designed to give you an overview of where your organisation stands on digital accessibility.

Explore the tool: accessibility-snapshot.intopia.digital

Intopia’s Digital Accessibility Maturity Snapshot. Get a quick overview of your organisation's accessibility strengths and opportunities. A dial showing 4 out of 5 snapshot score.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Aug 1

New to accessibility? Our Digital Accessibility Fundamentals videos are a great place to start: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Sharing is caring! Send to a friend you'd like to learn more about accessibility.

#DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility

Digital accessibility fundamentals with Intopia Learn (Australia)

Learn the basics of digital accessibility.

www.youtube.com

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Jul 28

Intopia is excited to announce our partnership with CareER to expand digital inclusion across Asia into Hong Kong!

Read more about our partnership: intopia.digital/articles/car...

#DigitalAccessibility #Inclusion #HongKong

Partnership Announcement: CareER and Intopia. Partnering to expand digital inclusion across Asia into Hong Kong!

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Jul 24

Gain real experience testing your product’s accessibility using NVDA with Intopia’s live ‘Accessibility Testing with NVDA’ course.

Date: Starting 20th August 2025 (3 sessions)
Where: Online

Explore the course: events.humanitix.com/accessibilit...

#AccessibilityTraining #NVDA #AasistiveTechnology

Intopia live training course. Accessibility testing with NVDA. Starting 20th August 2025.

Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Jul 16

Welcome to Intopia Peter Moricz! He has joined Intopia's Accessibility Assessments team.

Peter spent the last 15 years primarily working at Spacegoat Interactive, his own agency. He's a dev and accessibility nerd, and can talk about inclusive design all day long.

Join us in welcoming Peter!

Welcome to Intopia Peter Moricz. Digital Accessibility Auditor. Peter smiling against a white brick wall.

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Intopia @intopia.bsky.social · Jul 11

Help us give a warm welcome to Bobby Ly! He's based in Melbourne and has joined our accessibility auditing team. Our clients are already thrilled with the support from Bobby!

Bobby has spent the last 5 years at Xero, most of which he specialised in digital accessibility.

Welcome to Intopia Bobby Ly. Digital Accessibility Auditor. Bobby in a blue jacket against a white brick wall.