The ABCs of WCAG – Mapping Out an Accessible Future
For anyone who has been working in the digital accessibility field, sometimes it can feel like being lost in an alphanumeric soup! And for those of us…
Accessibility Matters -- Is Our Aim True?
Designing and developing digital products for everyone should obviously include persons with disabilities, but this is made challenging if the…
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…
Promoting Understanding, Not Fear, Is key to Accessibility Awareness
In the world of disability awareness campaigns, the end don't always justify the means. The latest disability faux pas arrived in the form of a…
Accessibility Matters - Educational Back-Up Plans
It seems hard to believe, but we just past Labour Day and school at all levels is upon us. The beginning of school is an exciting time for students of…
Keeping Blue Beanie Day Top of Mind (and Head!)
This year, with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act’s (AODA) Jan. 1, 2021 deadline for website compliance fast approaching, Blue…
Diverse Views Can Strengthen Accessible Solutions
However objective and empathic a designer or developer is, his or her own life experiences and needs will always determine what he or she designs and…
Are You Creating Unintentional Barriers to Accessible Employment?
I’m currently on the train, en route to Toronto to participate in a meeting of the Employers’ Partnership Table -- a group of various businesses and…
Take Time This Week to Increase Your Accessibility Awareness
Interested in helping further the accessibility cause? Thanks to the Global Accessibility Awareness Day festivities, you can start taking your first…
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…