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…
Removing Accessibility Barriers to Promote Independence and Inclusion
"The barriers I face as a blind person can be eliminated by changes to the environment." Those were the words of Jim Sanders, former CNIB president…
Accessibility Awareness is Great, But Action Makes it Matter
Awareness is great, but without action it does little. Today marks the seventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day. And while a trending hashtag is all…
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…
Discourage Bots Not Humans - CAPTCHA Challenges to Accessibility
The Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart – otherwise known as CAPTCHA – is the bane of my online existence. This…
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…
Accessible Engagement Tools to Create Equitable Opportunities
The best way to learn about your customers, their needs, the challenges they face, and the problems you can solve is by asking them directly. However…