Shining a Light on Accessibility - The Importance of Being 'Seen'
"I want to be seen in a positive light, rather than not seen at all. I want to be seen as a contributor and I want to be seen for my potential." It…
A PSA on Creating Accessible PDFs
In a recent blog post, I discussed how CAPTCHA accessibility is the number-one accessibility issue faced by blind computer users. However, a close…
Accessibility Matters - Technology's Promise Must Be Augmented by Humanity's Will
Today is the United Nation's International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Its theme, this year, is " Sustainable Development: The Promise of…
Accessibility Awareness is Great, But Action Makes it Matter
Awareness is great, but without action it does little. Today marks the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day. And while a trending hashtag is all…
Discourage Bots Not Humans - CAPTCHA Challenges to Accessibility
The Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart – otherwise known as CAPTCHA – is the bane of my online existence. This…
Accessibility – No Need to Accommodate
I'm a content guy. Not only do I love words, but I understand their power. I've had the distinct honour and pleasure to play a key role in Digital…
Kicking Off a Month of Accessibility By Putting Ability First
For a few years now, Digital Echidna has put accessibility at the fore of everything it does. And with the Ability First Champion Awards less than a…
A Primer on Accessible PDFs
When it comes to web content, one of the biggest questions we get from our clients is, “How do we make our PDFs accessible?” After all, PDFs are…
Full Accessibility in Ontario? It's Going to Take a Lot of (Already Delayed) Work
The impending arrival of a key deadline for Ontario's Accessible Employment Standard offers us a perfect opportunity to remember that if we want to…
The Give and Take of Accessibility
Did you know that not all guidelines of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 are required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with…