The impending arrival of a key deadline for Ontario's Accessible Employment Standard offers us a perfect opportunity to remember that if we want to reach our 2025…Read more

One of my favourite sports quotes cam during the 2014 NBA draft, when the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo with their first-round selection. To be fair, Caboclo was…Read more

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 reinforced why we need to…Read more

"It should be hard to make something inaccessible."

That's really it, isn't it?

You wouldn't build structures or create content that excludes people of a…Read more

"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 was interesting…Read more

For a few years now, Digital Echidna has put accessibility at the fore of everything it does. And with the Ability First…Read more

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 fundraising…Read more

Canada recently signed off on a landmark treaty that could have far-reaching impact on ending the "book famine" for those requiring accessible versions of printed…Read more

When time is of the essence, it's important to ensure that essential interactions are available -- an issue that people with accessibility challenges can face every day.…Read more

Being prepared in a disaster is essential for anyone, but having a disability means that particular considerations need to be made. Fortunately, there are a variety of…Read more

When completion is mandatory, so too must accessibility be mandatory. Fortunately this was true of the mandatory Canadian census released this month -- though not all…Read more

To know the right solution, you have to know the 'right' people, which makes exposure to those who people who benefit from accessible design integral to your process. And…Read more