Accessibility is a Journey - Long-Term Strategies to Keep You on the Right Path
The Jan. 1, 2021 deadline for AODA website compliance is fast approaching. Some may see it as an end to a 16-year effort; others appear to be treating…
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Putting the Focus on Your End User
We have a simple adage when it comes to understanding customer needs, desires, and challenges – if you want to know what they want, just ask. Yet too…
How Rick Springfield Predicted the Future of Internet Commerce in the Year 1983
Nostradamus? The Mayans? Carnac the Magnificent? Wiarton Willie? All fine prognosticators in their own right, but all pale in comparison to the most…
Caring or Opportunism? How to Do the Right Thing
There’s a fine line between genuine sympathy and the perception of opportunism. Even if your heart is in the right place, public opinion can become…
Filling a Prescription for Healthy News
Healthcare providers are increasingly expected to satisfy people's desire for quick and easy access to information – but in filling that prescription…
Lessons From Waverley Retirees' Conquering of New Media
The "G"-Unit are at it again. No, not the Queens-based hip-hop crew, but rather the geriatric dancers in London's Waverley retirement residence who…
Missing the Forest for the Tweets
It's one of the great self-imposed challenges of our times -- we're so focused on being first that we forget about the importance of being best. Our…
Accessibility Matters - Audio Description: How Much is Enough?
Finding the balance between what's ideal, what's needed, and what's acceptable is a key feature -- and challenge -- of accessible practises. And while…
The Power of Personalization
The ultimate goal for any company, whether you’re talking online or off, is to provide a user with an experience that completely aligns with their…
The (Sometimes) Inexact Science of Measurement
I was at a shortlist presentation yesterday when asked about web success metrics and examples of successful metrics that we've helped some of our…