Prioritizing One Group Over Another is Bad Accessibility
I seldom appreciate the thought of someone else making decisions on my behalf. But this is particularly concerning when these decisions relate to…
CSUN Rises in San Diego, Shining Light on Accessibility
This week would have been a great time to be in San Diego, CA. It's not just for the weather – though 13 to 21 degrees Celcius and sunshine sounds…
Two Drupal Hooks To Help Site Accessibility
Web accessibility helps to make the world wide web usable for everyone. Many of the most common accessibility issues making sites difficult or…
Facing WCAG 2.1 Compliance? Your Guide to Meeting Accessibility Standards
Author Jay Ménard Sometimes, when the future looks uncertain, it pays to look to the past for guidance. For many public sector institutions in the…
Experiencing the Web as a Near Totally Blind User - First-Hand Accessibility Part I
I've talked in detail about specific accessibility improvements that affect me directly as a blind computer user. In a new series that I'm starting…
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 Can’t Just be Lip Service; Words Must Have Weight
They’re nice words -- but you may hear an echo if you say them because too often they ring hollow in our society. Today is the International Day of…
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 - iAid Update
Last week I wrote about the iAid, using it as an example of a device which was overly complicated and less useful than existing low-tech solutions…
Accessibility and the Charter - 35 Years Later are We Walking the Talk?
A guarantee means nothing if you don't have the will to sustain it. And while today marks a significant anniversary in our country's history, it…