Accessibility Matters - Audio Description: How Much is Enough?
Finding the balance between what's ideal, what's needed, and what's acceptable is a key feature -- and challenge -- of accessible practises. And while…
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…
How to Drive Sales with the Right eCommerce Infrastructure
Need to Know eCommerce infrastructure is a key driver of customer satisfaction and sales that is often overlooked An effective eCommerce…
A Back to School Style Guide for A+ Content
For many people, Labour Day not only marks the end of the summer, but the start of the "year." After all, for a quarter of our lives, we head back to…
Saying Goodbye Shouldn't be Hard -- Canada's Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
In real life, goodbyes are often hard. In the digital world, they should be made as easy as possible. Over the past week we've looked at the Canadian…
Five Hard Truths About the Soft Skills that Set New Job Hunters Apart
It can feel challenging to find a job once you’ve finished school and are entering the working world (often with little or no work specific experience…
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…
Tips for Choosing your Web Host
Where to host your (new) website is often a difficult decision for clients to make. With so many web hosting services out there – it can be a tough…
The importance of human accessibility testing
It’s one thing to design with end users in mind. It’s equally important to ensure that all your primary audience has equitable access to that content…
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…