Vera Files published by veteran Filipino journalists taking a deeper look into current Philippine issues, created a video-documentary on web accessibility initiatives in the Philippines. PWAG Member Rene Orense explains about the group’s web accessibiity initiatives. Dubbed “Making The Web Accessible to Pinoy PWDs”, the documentary video emphasized on the other aspect of accessibility, not just commonly thought of things […]
Vera Files Video on Philippine Web Accessibility Initiatives
PWAG Releases List of Accessible Websites
Random words about web accessibility The Philippine Web Accessibility Group releases its Official List of Accessible Websites in the Philippines as of October 2012. These are the sites that were evaluated and passed PWAG’s Web Design Accessibility Recommendation and at the same time maintained its accessibility within the required time frame of more than three years. As a government-mandated organization […]
Batangas Province opts for Accessible Web
More than twenty employees and staff of the Provincial Capitol of Batangas attended the Web Accessibility orientation last September 25. The whole day activity was sponsored by Sir Ronnel Del Rio, a visually impaired officer under the staff of Batangas Governor Vilma Santos. Training was conducted by Philippine Web Accessibility Group in partnership with MCCID College of Technology, National Council […]
HTML with Web Accessibility Training Launched
The National Computer Institute – Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) conducted a one-day soft launch of HTML Training with Basic Web Accessibility Guide at NCC last July 20 at NCC-ADOC Computer Laboratory in Diliman, Quezon City. The training was conducted by Philippine Web Accessibility Group President Jojo Esposa and Board Member Lourdes Borgonia. ATRIEV Executive Director Tony Llanes also […]
DILG holds Web Accessibility Seminar
Philippine Web Accessibility President Jojo I. Esposa conducted a web accessibility seminar to information technology staff and officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) last June 19, 2012 at their office in EDSA, Quezon City. The half-day activity was part of the department’s thrust in providing unhampered access to information even for those who are physically challenged. […]
Award Recognizing Accessible Websites launched
What better way to announce the new award name than to actually give the award itself. Thus, the “Award Recognizing Accessible Websites” or simply called ARAW Awards were given to top-level government agencies that complied with the minimum web accessibility recommended standards last July 17 coinciding with the nationwide celebration of 34th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week held at […]
IFES Hosts Web Access Workshop for COMELEC
PWAG President Jojo Esposa explains about the benefits of accessible websites. Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), NCDA’s online advocacy group on web accessibility, represented by its President and MCCID Institute of Technology Training Director Mr. Jojo Esposa, as Resource Person, shares hands-on techniques to make websites accessible to persons with disabilities . Participants listen attentively to the lecture. IFES Representative […]
Sir Leo guests at ICT Job Fair for PWDs
Guess what? No less than web accessibility guru, the person who started it all, Mr. Leo Valdes, graced the first Information and Communications Technology Jobs Fair for Persons with Disabilities and Skills Demonstration last June 14 at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City. Ma’am Nelia De Jesus of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) personally invited Sir Leo, […]