Digital for every human
OpenAccess works with clients across NZ and Australia to make websites and apps more accessible, usable, and better for everyone.
What we do
We help organisations across NZ and Australia find accessibility issues, fix them, and build capability.
Our main services are:
- Accessibility audits: get a clear understanding of your product’s accessibility. Measured against international standards (WCAG), audits give a clear plan to improve.
- Team training: training workshops your team can apply immediately.
- Consistent support: work with us on an ongoing basis to embed accessibility into your development process from day one — avoid expensive rework later.
Find out more:
What is accessibility?
Digital accessibility ensures disabled people can access the same information and services as everyone else — it’s kind of like the digital equivalent of ramps for wheelchair users.
While accessibility is essential for disabled people, good accessible design generally helps everyone. The most usable products are built with accessible design in mind.
1 in 6 New Zealanders identify as disabled — if your website or app fails to meet accessibility standards, you’re excluding a significant portion of New Zealanders from your services.
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is an international set of criteria that helps make websites and apps accessible. It includes practical rules like ensuring text has enough colour contrast, adding captions to videos, and making sure content can be read aloud by computers for blind people.
Our experience
OpenAccess is led by Callum McMenamin. Callum is a leading accessibility expert in Aotearoa New Zealand, with ten years in digital and five years specialising in accessibility.
As someone with vision impairment, Callum combines lived disability experience with technical expertise. He previously worked as a Web Standards Consultant for NZ Government, contributing to official accessibility and usability standards.
We get positive feedback from our clients:
A refreshing change from the usual death-by-PowerPoint approach — the hands-on demos and real-life examples really made it accessible for everyone. Literally!
Training participant
…and sometimes the feedback is short and sweet 😅
great report thanks
Audit recipient
We don’t bother clients for lengthy testimonials — people are busy! We get the work done, with minimal fuss.
Pricing
Audits from $1,000, training from $500 per hour.
Contact
If you have questions or need a quote, get in touch via email.