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Accessible Telecoms is Australia’s independent and up-to-date guide to mainstream and assistive telecommunication products.

We offer free information and support on accessible devices and accessories. Accessible Telecoms is a project of ACCAN.

02/09/2026

📣 What a day at Deaf Festival Sydney!

Our Accessible Telecoms team enjoyed engaging with the community, learning about what's working and what still needs to change.

The clearest message was that contacting Triple Zero needs to be made easier, and accessible options like text and Video Relay Service are central in this, strongly supporting the service being widely available.

💙 Thank you to everyone who stopped by, placed a dot on our feedback boards and shared their story. We are taking these messages onboard in our advocacy.

👋 Swipe through for a few of the things you shared.

27/08/2026

ACCAN's Accessible Telecoms team will be at Deaf Festival Sydney this Saturday 29 August, and we want to hear from you.

Come and share your experience with accessible technology: how easy or hard it is to find tech that meets your needs, which features matter most to you, and how the right device makes a difference in daily life. It's a quick, hands-on activity, and what you tell us helps shape the information and support we provide.

Find us at Stall 47. We'd love to chat.

11/08/2026

For Australians living with a disability, connectivity is not optional. It is how medical devices are monitored remotely, how video interpreting services function, and how people participate in employment, education and everyday life when other infrastructure falls short.

Currently the Government is reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, which provides a critical opportunity to strengthen ICT accessibility provisions. There are no requirements for government agencies to procure accessible products and services. ACCAN's submission to the Select Committee on Productivity recommends the Committee consider three reforms: amending the DDA to require accessible ICT in government service delivery, requiring government agencies to procure accessible ICT products and services. ACCAN also looks forward to supporting the development of the national plan for accessible information and communications.

We also welcome the government's confirmation of continued funding for Accessible Telecoms, ACCAN's free, independent advice service for Australians living with a disability and older Australians navigating telecommunications products and services.

Read ACCAN's full submission: https://www.accan.org.au/accan-submission/select-committee-on-productivity-in-australia

11/08/2026

ACCAN's Accessible Telecoms team is heading to Deaf Festival Sydney on Saturday 29 August.

Join us at Stall 47, Cathy Freeman Park, Sydney Olympic Park, for Australia's largest celebration of Deaf culture and community.

We want to hear your accessible tech stories , whether your experience has been good, bad or somewhere in between. Our team will be on hand to advise on accessible technology that meets your needs, and we'll be running a short survey to help inform our work.

Come and tell us what's working, what's not, and what needs to change. See you at Stall 47.

Address

PO Box A1158
Sydney, NSW
1235

Telephone

+611800442300

Website

https://www.accessibletelecoms.org.au/

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