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Intopia is a leading digital accessibility and equitable design agency on a mission to create an inclusive digital world. We offer services across accessibility assessments, training, strategy, operations, and equitable research and design
Intopia is proudly sponsoring UX Camp Naarm Melbourne. Held in the Telstra Customer Insights Centre, Victoria, Australia on Friday 17 October. UX Camp logo.
Weโre proud to sponsor UX Camp Melbourne, the community-run unconference for UX and design pros! Catch Intopiaโs 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. Resource Alert. The anatomy of an accessible link. A mouse pointer arrow.
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 Blog alert. How to conduct user testing with people with disabilities. By Charlii Parker. Charlii with pink hair looking thoughtfully at the camera.
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 Resource Alert. The Anatomy of an Accessible Button. Buttons for copy, submit, launch, and new.
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 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.
Our Equitable Research & Design team can help you with:
โข Equitable research mentoring
โข Inclusive recruitment
โข Research and usability testing
โข Co-design and collaboration
โข Expert usability reviews
Explore our Equitable Research & Design services: intopia.digital/services/usa...
Stewart is speaking at 2025 M-Enabling Summit. Promoting accessible technologies and environments. Marketing accessibility to stakeholders. Tuesday 7 October. 4 PM ET. Virginia, USA. Profile photo of Stewart. Intopia logo.
Intopiaโs 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 Learn's live online course: โCreating accessible content for social media and multimedia with Tess Hutley, 16 to 30 October 2025โ. The image includes the Intopia logo, a headshot of Tess smiling, and a calendar icon next to the course dates.
Want to make your social media and multimedia content more accessible? Join our upcoming online course: 'Creating Accessible Content for Social Media and Multimedia'. ๐ป
Book your spot now: events.humanitix.com/creating-acc...
Blog alert. I completed an IT degreeโฆ Whatโs accessibility? Written by Serene Mishteler. Serene smiling with her brown long hair out.
"Whatโs accessibility?" - a question you shouldn't expect to hear in an IT degree. Yet, itโs a question far too many people are still asking.
Intopiaโs Serene reflects on the gaps in IT education and why accessibility needs to be embedded.
Read the full article: intopia.digital/articles/i-c...
Join us! A11y Camp where human spirit and technology meet. Celebrating 10 years. 28 - 30 October 2025. Melbourne Australia. Camp fire, tent, trees.
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...
9 October 12 PM AEDT. Free webinar. When compliance isn't accessible: Why passing WCAG doesnโt mean your product works for everyone. With Ben Moxey, Douglas Fogg, and Charlii Parker. Profile photos Ben, Douglas, and Charlii. Intopia logo.
New webinar alert! Join us for 'When compliance isnโt accessible: Why passing WCAG doesnโt 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
Steve Barnett and Stewart Hay are presenting at Inclusive design 24. 25 September, 2025.Profile photos of Steve and Stewart. Intopia logo.
Donโt miss Intopiaโs 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...
Stewart Hay Is speaking at the National Tech Summit. 15 โ 17 September, Sydney. Wednesday 16 September 2025. Sydney, Australia. Profile photo of Stewart. Intopia logo.
Weโre excited to share that Stewart Hay, Managing Director of Intopia, will be speaking at this yearโs National Tech Summit!
Stewart Hay joins Tim Marshall, Jess Wilson, Sean Murphy & Adam Manovic to discuss โThe Case for a Digitally Inclusive Australia.โ
Register: tca.glueup.com/event/145835...
Darren Chew is attending Project Zero Asia Pacific Symposium 2025. 17 to 19 September. Singapore. Project Zero Asia Pacific Symposium 2025 in collaboration with SG Enable. Inclusive society. Enabled lives. Profile photo of Darren. Intopia logo.
Weโre 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
Sam Hobson is presenting at Web Accessibility in Mind Conference. Actually Shifting Left: Technical Accessibility for Designers. Wednesday, 17 September. 6: 00 AM AEST. Profile photo of Sam Hobson. Intopia logo.
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
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
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...
Meet the intopia team. Madhavi Herle! Digital Accessibility Consultant. Headshot of Tess smiling.
Meet Madhavi, one of our longest serving team members at Intopia and a passionate advocate for digital accessibility.
โKnowing that my work gives more people equal access to information, services, and opportunities is incredibly fulfillingโ.
Get to know her: www.linkedin.com/posts/intopi...
2025 Digital Accessibility Training Courses. Now open for enrolment. Level up your skills with Intopia's instructor-led hands-on accessibility training. Sign up today!
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...
Inclusive by Design Webinar. Unpacking the new Equal Access digital guidelines with Sarah Pulis, Co-founder and Director of Intopia. Free registration. Wednesday 20 August 2025. 12.30 to 1.15 PM (Online event). Profile photos Sarah. Australian Disability Network logo. Intopia logo.ย
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...
Intopiaโs 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.
Uncover your organisationโs accessibility maturity with Intopiaโs 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
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
Partnership Announcement: CareER and Intopia. Partnering to expand digital inclusion across Asia into Hong Kong!
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
Intopia live training course. Accessibility testing with NVDA. Starting 20th August 2025.
Gain real experience testing your productโs accessibility using NVDA with Intopiaโs live โAccessibility Testing with NVDAโ course.
Date: Starting 20th August 2025 (3 sessions)
Where: Online
Explore the course: events.humanitix.com/accessibilit...
#AccessibilityTraining #NVDA #AasistiveTechnology
Welcome to Intopia Peter Moricz. Digital Accessibility Auditor. Peter smiling against a white brick wall.
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 Bobby Ly. Digital Accessibility Auditor. Bobby in a blue jacket against a white brick wall.
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.
Weโre packing our bags for the Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference in Auckland on 15th - 16th July. Come say hi! Stewart Hay and Steve Barnett from Intopia will be there, ready to chat about all things digital accessibility and inclusion.
Find out more: www.disabilityinclusivepathways.nz
FoF World Tour. Leading without a Title: Influence, Initiative & the Designerโs Role. July 9, 2025. 6 PM AEST โ 8 AM UTC. Ashley Ling. Head of operations. Intopia. It's designed like a postcard with Ashley's face in the postage stamp, and a postmark 'Friends of Figma World Tour - est 2025'. Friends of Figma, Melbourne official logo.
Weโre excited Ash Ling, Intopia's Head of Operations, will be presenting 'Leading without a Title: Influence, Initiative & the Designerโs Role' at the Friends of Figma (FoF) World Tour.
When: 6 PM AEST, Tuesday 9 July
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Register: friends.figma.com/events/detai...
Welcome TechDiversity Awards. 10 Years Celebrating DEI. Framing DE+I Futures. The number 10 is stylised with a colourful spiral of icons inside the zero. On the right is a vibrant abstract face with bold black and white stripes overlaid with bright geometric shapes.
Intopia has two nominations in the 2025 TechDiversity Awards!
Nomination 1:
For the 'Disability Discrimination Act: Guidelines on Equal Access to Digital Goods and Services'. In partnership with the AHRC.
Nomination 2:
For 'Intopia Learn'.
See who else is a finalist: lnkd.in/gEZGdehg
Come chat with us at The Outlook Product & Design. Thursday 3rd July. Naarm / Melbourne. Sofitel. Sarah Pulis. Ash Ling. Darren Chew. Head shots of Sarah, Ash and Darren. Intopia logo. The Outlook logo.
Heading to The Outlook Product and Design? Come chat with us! Sarah Pulis, Ash Ling, and Darren Chew will be there to talk all things accessibility.
Come for the merch, stay for the convo!
Still sorting your ticket? Use code friends-15 for 15% off.
To register: wearetheoutlook.com.au
Intopia Blog Alert. Top 5 Web Accessibility Issues in 2024 (And How to Fix Them). By Kim Collins.
In 2024, Intopiaโs digital accessibility consultants audited almost 200 websites. In this article, Kim Collins explains the top 5 most common web accessibility issues, plus how to find and fix them.
Read the article: intopia.digital/articles/top...
#WebAccessibility #Intopia
