The Give and Take of Accessibility
Did you know that not all guidelines of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 are required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with…
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…
Accessibility and the User Experience - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Where does user experience ends and accessibility begin? Aren't they two sides of the same coin? And, if so, how and when should both be incorporated…
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 – No Need to Accommodate
I'm a content guy. Not only do I love words, but I understand their power. I've had the distinct honour and pleasure to play a key role in Digital…
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Canada has made strong efforts to be a leader in this field, hearkening back to 1989 when…
Accessible UX Research Means All Voices, Ideas, and Needs, Can Be Heard
The point of user research is to ensure that you hear the voices of your users and use that information to inform your solutions. Seems pretty simple…
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…
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…
We Shouldn’t Need to be Told Accessibility is Just Good Business
Focusing on accessibility isn’t something we should need to be told to do -- after all, it’s just good business. I guess you could look at the recent…