Digital Accessibility Community of Practice

Join the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (DACoP) to hear presentations from people working in accessibility. Bring your questions to receive advice and guidance in a supportive, informal group setting.

The DACoP replaces the Web Standards Clinics. If you used to attend the clinics, the DACoP is for you.

How often the DACoP meets

The DACoP meets once a month for . It’s run by the Web Standards team from Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).

When and where for meetings

What the DACoP is about

The DACoP is for sharing and learning about the interesting, innovative or just plain exciting things practitioners are doing to make the digital world more accessible. Each meeting will include 1 or 2 presentations ranging from to .

The meetings are also a forum for people to ask questions, general or specific, theoretical or technical, about digital accessibility. The emphasis is on best practice and practical solutions.

Who can attend

The DACoP is for anyone involved in delivering digital services — public or private sector.

It’s free to join and attendance at the monthly sessions is on a drop-in basis — no reservation is needed. Many people come and go during meetings as their schedules allow.

Do you care to share?

If you’re keen to share what you’re doing or thinking about digital accessibility, the community would love to hear it. You could do a show and tell, a presentation with slides, or anything in between. If this is something you’re interested in doing, please email web.standards@dia.govt.nz.

Meetings are not recorded

To create a safe space for attendees, the meetings are not recorded. The only information recorded is the organisations represented by attendees and the topics of discussion.

When and where for meetings

The meetings are held via Microsoft Teams only, on the last Thursday of each month, from to .

To get the Teams link for the meetings, email web.standards@dia.govt.nz.

2025 meeting dates

Upcoming presentations

Welcome and update

The Web Standards team will present on:

  • the plan for the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice
  • information about the Web Standards updates
  • what’s happening with the Digital Accessibility Standard
  • an update about CWAC (Centralised Web Accessibility Checker).

A structured approach to digital accessibility audits at MSD

Swetha Basu and Praneita Narayan from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will present on:

  • when to start reviewing accessibility
  • templates that can help audits
  • challenges the team have faced and how they overcame them.

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