Putting the Action Back in Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Thursday, May 18, 2023 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, but at this point, it may be worthwhile to retronym GAAD to Global Accessibility Action…
Digital U for a Digital You 201 -- Who Are You?
In Digital U 101 we discussed how businesses need to be clear about who your customers are. Defining who they are and what they want are key…
Questioning the Census -- Mandatory Accessibility Mandates Clarity
When completion is mandatory, so too must accessibility be mandatory. Fortunately this was true of the mandatory Canadian census released this month -…
Accessibility Matters - Are Retroactive Obligations Realistic?
When it comes to accessibility, we all know what should be done. But those scenarios exist in a Utopian world that doesn't actually exist. The…
Stylebot Me! (and Web Accessibility)
I recently read an article on Mashable.com talking about “Stylebot”. Stylebot is an extension of Google’s browser, Chrome, and allows you to access…
Accessibility Lessons from Robert Munsch
Let's celebrate the birth of an icon and explore how his lessons continue to resonate in the world of accessibility. The beloved storyteller and…
Accessibility Matters - Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared in a disaster is essential for anyone, but having a disability means that particular considerations need to be made. Fortunately, there…
Accessibility Matters - The Value of the Right Script
I am an advocate for accessible design by mainstream developers – I appreciate when everything I need works and is labelled nicely. But I've recently…
Accessible Voting - Sometimes X Can't Always Mark the Spot
As a regular follower of politics who has never missed an opportunity to vote, I am interested in the accessibility of the voting process: from…
Overcoming the digital bottleneck
As companies move to offering web based services, they run the risk of suffering from a digital bottleneck. A bottleneck occurs when there is a…