[LINK] paperless census?

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

That quote links to
http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-man-whos-got-your-number-20120615-20f8m.html

"In 2016 all that will be delivered is a letter, which will include
details of web access and a password. Only if someone is determined
not to complete the census online will they be posted a form, after
phoning a 1800 number. Only if nothing is returned will an ABS
employee visit."

Stamford tried the 2011 version in a screen reader with Javascript
turned off and were able to complete it
http://stamfordinteractive.com.au/archive2014/conversations/web-accessibility-in-practice-did-e-census-hit-the-mark/

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Craig Sanders <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:
> I read in The Age[1] that the next census in 2016 is supposed to be "paperless"
>
> does anyone here have any details about that? is there appropriate
> planning for accessibility? will it require specific browser(s)
> or operating system(s)? will it require javascript? will there be
> alternatives available (e.g. a paper form) for people who can't or won't
> run specific browsers or have no desire to let anyone run untrusted
> javascript code on their computer?
>
>
> [1] http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-government-considers-axing-the-australian-census-to-save-money-20150219-13ieik.html
>
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