Inclusive IT - Web accessibility and usability solutions
Inclusive IT® is the registered trading name for e-bility's web consultancy services. We chose it because it reflects our commitment to designing sites that everyone can access.
e-bility Pty Ltd was incorporated in July 1998 and approved under the Australian Government Endorsed Supplier program. We were an early adopter of web accessibility which is the core business of our company and our work in this area led to us being awarded the Hornsby Council 1999 Access Award (in recognition of an initiative that benefits people with a disability).
Since e-Bility's inception we have worked with federal, state and local government agencies assisting them to meet government online requirements, as well as commercial and not-for-profit organisations. This has involved:
- user testing by people with disability and typical users
- predictive reviews informed by principles, guidelines, standards and heuristics for accessibility and usability
- accessible web site design
- web accessibility documentation
Relevant experience
The Managing Director, Sandra Vassallo, brings to your project an understanding of the technical skills required in designing accessible web sites combined with practical experience of enabling technologies and user-centred design gained from over twenty years working in the disability field as an occupational therapist, service provider, executive manager and director on several boards for disability/assistive technology organisations. Sandra has achieved certification under the International Webmaster's Association in web technologies and programming. She was an active member of the Internet Industry Association Web Accessibility Taskforce and contributed to the IIA Accessibility Web Action Plan. She is also a 1990 Churchill Fellow and in 1992 was awarded the inaugural Mt Eliza/Sydney Rotary Management Scholarship. In 2005 she completed master's level studies in human computer interaction, with a focus on web usability and accessibility.
Our clients
Optimising your web site for accessibility has many advantages. e-bility's clients include organisations, businesses, educational institutions and government departments seeking an inclusive customer focused approach to delivering their services and products over the Internet. Some of the organisations we have worked with are:
- IDEAS Information on Education & Awareness Services
- Disability WA
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- National Archives Australia
- Parliament of NSW
- NSW Department of Commerce
- Macquarie University, Equal Employment Opportunity
- University of Tasmania
- Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)
- Regional Disability Liaison Officer and Disability Coordination Officer (RDLO/DCO) Online
- University of Ballarat, Equity Grant Project (WebCT)
- University of Wollongong
- Australian Local Government Association
- Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities
- South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)
- Australian Braille Authority (ABA)
- Queensland Braille Writers Association (QBWA)
- Innovative Communication Programming
- ICP Online (eClasses)
- Centrelink
- DisAbility Advisory Council Victoria
- Premier's Department, Public Employment Office (EEO Expert)
- Yooralla
- OT AUSTRALIA
- Independent Living Centre Western Australia
- Access Noosa
- Access Aware
- Families Supporting Families
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
- Disabled Equipment Solutions
- Wheelabout
- Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Society
- Spectrum Educational Consulting
- Beatriv - Board game about the music and lives of the Beatles
Enquiries
If you would like your site reviewed for accessibility and usability or need assistance in designing and maintaining your organisation's web site, please contact us for more information about our services.
We have done repeat work with many clients, who are happy to provide references if requested.
QNet
e-Bility also operates a website known as Quintessential NET or QNet for short. The service is a web space available to e-Bility Inclusive IT's clients for a variety of short and longer term projects or applications with a focus on web standards and universal design. Projects include: eCourses, online HR application forms, mailing list tools and accessible web surveys used by a variety of small businesses, associations and organisations in the disability sector. Most hosted services on QNet are available to the organisation's members only and require a login.