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“ Naturally , people with disabilities need to be able to access political www . dignityparty . org . au national win for bedford commitment to creating a safe working environment across all Bedford sites .
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South Australian Dignity Party MLC , Kelly Vincent , has launched her party ’ s new website - the only political party website in Australia that meets international W3C accessibility standards .
“ It is a great thing to be launching a new website along with our new name : Dignity Party ,” Ms Vincent said . “ I am , however , disheartened to see that this new party website , along with my own updated website ( kellyvincentmlc . com ), is the only political website in Australia that meets international accessibility standards under the Web Accessibility Initiative ( WAI ).
use screen readers to access them . Websites are frequently difficult to navigate , littered with broken links and without photo descriptions , which are necessary to assist blind users . and government information and with so much official information now only being provided in online format , it is essential that this be provided in accessible formats .”
“ Too many government websites are inaccessible to people who
“ Naturally , people with disabilities need to be able to access political www . dignityparty . org . au national win for bedford commitment to creating a safe working environment across all Bedford sites .
Disability employment provider Bedford has won Safework Australia ’ s Workplace Participation Reward for 2016 .
The South Australian organisation won the title for its innovative and engaging ‘ Bsafe ’ campaign , which raises health and safety awareness and encourages Bedford ’ s 1200- plus employees with disability to champion the safety message .
Bedford chief executive officer Sally Powell said the award was recognition of the organisation ’ s
“ The Bsafe campaign used a variety of mediums to reinforce this important message and we also wanted to create a sense of fun to really engage our employees to carry the message and develop personal responsibility for safety ,” she said .
The Bsafe campaign focused on the catchphrase ‘ see something … say something ’ and included work health and safety videos starring Bedford staff , discussion groups , posters and a reward program recognising outstanding safety awareness and responsible behaviour .
Craig Gower ( right ) receives his BSafe award from supervisor Mario Tavasci . linkonline . com . au news
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