AODA Compliance Deadline Tips for the Non-Compliant

The old adage states that hindsight is 20/20. And as 2020 comes to a close, we’re seeing increasing numbers of businesses embracing that statement -- staring down the…Read more

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 Beanie Day takes on a…Read more

No Web of Confusion -- AODA Site Compliance Deadline Not Changed by Provincial Announcement

For many organizations that have been fretting about meeting AODA-compliance deadlines, the Province of Ontario appears to have given them the gift of time. But have they…Read more

Accessibility is a Journey - Long-Term Strategies to Keep You on the Right Path

The Jan. 1, 2021 deadline for AODA website compliance is fast approaching. Some may see it as an end to a 16-year effort;…Read more

AODA 2021 -- A Roadmap and Tools for Accessibility Compliance

Yo, man, there’s a lot of (organizations) out there flakin’ and perpetratin’ but scared to kick (accessibility) reality.  

“Jay, you’ve been doin’ all this dope (…Read more

AODA 2021 -- What You Need to Know Now, Four Months Away from the Deadline

OK. I’ll admit it. In my last post, I was less than complimentary of the whole AODA…Read more

AODA Uncertainty Leaves Companies Asking, 'What's Next?'

With the Jan. 1, 2021 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act deadline for website compliance fast approaching, there are many questions about what that deadline…Read more

It’s Past the Time to be “Aware” on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

We’ve had nearly a decade to hit the ground running -- hopefully on a ground that’s fully accessible to all. But even today, the morning after Global Accessibility…Read more

The ABCs (and D) of AODA Compliance with a 2021 Deadline Approaching

It seemed like ages ago that I wrote the first of a four-part series on AODA compliance from a web perspective.…Read more

Three Things You Can Do In The Name of 2019 IDPWD

Today is International Day of People with Disabilities -- and to quote one-hit wonder band Europe, it’s the Final Countdown to another accessible compliance…Read more

AODA - It's Time to Act

So Ontario's supposed to be fully accessible by 2025. I mean, that's the point of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, right? An inclusive society where…Read more

AODA - Less Confusion, More Community

Twelve years in and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act still serves to confuse and confound many people. Where do I start? Will I be fined? Will I do the…Read more