The Accessibility of Cloud Computing - Current and Future Trends

For people with disabilities, the cloud has the potential to offer more than the sum of its parts. The cloud promises an always-on, always-accessible environment. Published in August 2014 by Media Access Australia.

The reality of the future remote workplace, which provides greater flexibility and adaptability for organisations, will need to properly engage people with a disability as employees, particularly as the workforce ages and age-related disability has an impact. As the cloud grows and more competition is injected into the market, accessibility becomes a major issue to ensure both a level-playing field and proper coverage of the market.