Callum McMenamin's speech at the 2025 Plain Language Awards, critiquing the repeal of the Plain Language Act. vimeo.com/1132697191 #accessibility #plainlanguage #nzpol #a11y

Callum McMenamin's speech at the Plain Language Awards 2025, critiquing the repeal of the Plain Language Act: vimeo.com/1132697191

We've created a league table of web accessibility performance across New Zealand Government agencies! It's super cool. www.openaccess.nz/blog/cwac/ag... #accessibility #a11y

Analysis by OpenAccess suggests that 96% of NZ Govt websites fail plain language criteria. On average, a Year 11 education is required to fully understand government website text. www.openaccess.nz/blog/cwac/la... #nzpol #a11y #accessibility

We’ve developed an accessibility leaderboard for NZ Govt website accessibility! The majority of websites fail mandatory accessibility standards. www.openaccess.nz/blog/cwac/ #accessibility #a11y #nzpol

In my latest blog post, I show how the Public Service Commission responded to a complaint about ignoring disabled people's human rights in the Plain Language Act Repeal Bill process. www.openaccess.nz/blog/the-pla... #accessibility #humanrights

Have you considered how well your website translates into other languages, for disabled people? In a multicultural Aotearoa, webpage translation is essential to include all humans. Learn more in the latest OpenAccess blog post. www.openaccess.nz/blog/do-aria... #accessibility #a11y #i18n

The Make it Easy team joined People First NZ for a great webinar with Callum from @openaccess.nz on alt text and social media accessibility. Thanks Callum for sharing your knowledge with us! Read more in his blog and find out about working with OpenAccess at bit.ly/oa-alttext

🧑‍🦯 Do you know how to make social media images accessible for blind people? Find out how in the latest OpenAccess blog post. www.openaccess.nz/blog/accessi... #accessibility

97.6% oppose the repeal of the Plain Language Act. OpenAccess used human-verified AI to analyse all 1,322 submissions:
 • 97.58% oppose the repeal. 
• 0.68% support the repeal. The message is clear: plain language matters. www.openaccess.nz/blog/97_per_... #PlainLanguage #Accessibility #NZPol

Budget 2025: What’s in it for disabled people? It includes funding for learning support in schools, and no progress on disability support. But there's a new govt performance measure for web accessibility. www.openaccess.nz/blog/budget-... #Budget2025 #DisabilityRights #Accessibility

Accessible art is incredible for disabled people. In our latest blog post, we discuss multisensory art. www.openaccess.nz/blog/accessi... #art #disability #accessibility #a11y

🚨 New blog post: National Party attacks accessibility for disabled people The Government is repealing the Plain Language Act — legislation that helps disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand by requiring public information to be clear and easy to understand. www.openaccess.nz/blog/nationa...