Visual Storytelling - Seeing the Message Clearly

There are several ways to tell a story. Each of us interprets information in a different way -- some of us are better reading text, while others respond better to visual…Read more

Is New Always Better? Keeping Accessibility Simple

KISS -- 'Keep it simple, stupid' -- it's a well-known adage. And it's one that should be remembered when approaching accessibility.

When considering accessible…Read more

Accessibility Lessons from Robert Munsch

Let's celebrate the birth of an icon and explore how his lessons continue to resonate in the world of accessibility.

The beloved storyteller and children's author…Read more

Accessibility Matters - Are Retroactive Obligations Realistic?

When it comes to accessibility, we all know what should be done. But those scenarios exist in a Utopian world that doesn't actually exist. The questions in our real world…Read more

Searching for Success? It's Being Funnelled to the Palm of Your Hand

The recent news from Google that mobile-based searches have exceeded those coming from desktop and laptops has prompted…Read more

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 most people want to…Read more

A PSA on Creating Accessible PDFs

In a recent blog post, I discussed how CAPTCHA…Read more

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 is not to…Read more

Accessibility Matters - The Value of the Right Script

I am an advocate for accessible design by mainstream developers – I appreciate when everything I need works and is labelled nicely. But I've recently discovered that even…Read more

J-Say Starts to Bridge Speech and Text Gap for Visually Impaired Computer Control

There are certain pieces of software that are just fascinating to me. A computer that speaks through text-to-speech applications provides worlds of access; a computer that…Read more

Key Non-Visual Signs for Visually Impaired Online Navigators

Following Jay's post, I've been thinking a lot about what "sign posts" I…Read more