Accessibility, Ability First Makes Champions of Us All

Tomorrow morning, we'll be attending the Ability…Read more

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 Disabilities Act (AODA…Read more

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 this week I want to…Read more

Accessibility Matters - Exploring the Hows and Whens of Alternative Text

The most frustrating part of accessing the web as a blind user, in my opinion, is images. Whether they're infographics or pictures used to add a visual element to an…Read more

World Sight Day 2014 - A Vision We Can All Share

On this World Sight Day 2014, I'd like to reflect on the status of the blindness community as I…Read more

Inaccessible Content Can Leave a Lasting - and Negative - Impression on Your Customers

We've all had a less-than-perfect customer service experience: a surly customer service rep on the phone, poor workmanship that a company won't apologize for, or a bungled…Read more

Opening the Book on Closed Captioning!

We've all heard it: "Closed captioning for this program is brought to you by Company X" but have we thought what captioning truly means and what it can do for those for…Read more

Hardly a Slacker: Slack and Accessibility

We often fall into the habit of focusing on broadcasting information when we discuss accessibility: how can we ensure our message is accessible to the largest possible…Read more

Eleven Steps to Help You Effectively Address and Resolve Online Accessibility Issues

While productive communication is a two-way street, the path can sometimes get rough – especially when you're dealing with potentially contentious issues like…Read more

Accessibility Matters - Perspective is Everything

Sometimes, despite having full (though corrected) vision and being able-bodied, you just can't see some of the amazing things that this world has to offer. You also can't…Read more

Putting the Info Back into Infographics

Infographics must die.

At least that was the feeling I expressed a few months ago on Twitter. It was a visceral reaction to my frustration with graphical…Read more