Beyond Disabilities: The Business Opportunities of Web Accessibility
If you could do something that would, almost immediately, expose your content, products, and/or services to more people, make it easier for people to…
An Introduction to Sarah, Echidna's Accessibility Consultant
My colleague Jay Menard has written several great posts on website accessibility and the AODA in particular. He has covered why compliance is…
Accessibility Matters - Perspective is Everything
Sometimes, despite having full (though corrected) vision and being able-bodied, you just can't see some of the amazing things that this world has to…
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…
Laying the Groundwork for Accessible Employment - But You Can Get a Head Start
“Collectively, we started to change the face of disability employment in the province of Ontario.” I’m not one given to hyperbole, but this comment by…
Accessibility Matters - Exploring the Hows and Whens of Alternative Text
The most frustrating part of accessing the web as a blind user, in my opinion, is images. Whether they're infographics or pictures used to add a…
By Air, Ground or Sea: Key to Accessible Travel is Knowledge
The adage “expect the best and prepare for the worst” is a truism in accessibility, particularly in a hypothetically jurisdictionally-confused, stress…
Accessibility for All - Meeting the Needs of our Aging Community
Earlier today I attended a Remembrance Day ceremony, along with a few other Echidnas, at the Cenotaph in London Looking around at the seniors, it…
Teaching Accessibility from the Ground Up
Awareness is the first step. Application and acceptance as the status quo is the ultimate goal. Some major companies in the technology industry are…
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…