PinnedPublished inCivicActionsWhiteHouse.gov: Beginning an accessibility journeyPraise and recommendations for the accessibility statement published by the new administrationFeb 2, 20211Feb 2, 20211
Published inCivicActionsLessons from Lille: Sustainability and DrupalConIn October, I was excited to attend DrupalCon Lille. I was giving a talk on accessibility, but was also thrilled to attend three…Nov 16, 2023Nov 16, 2023
Published inCivicActions4 ways to improve government accessibility through open sourceHow agencies can adopt an open source strategy to make their services more usable by people of all abilitiesOct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Published inOpenConcept StoriesCOVID-19, Digital Transformation & AccessibilityWe can all agree that COVID-19 is accelerating digital transformation in many organizations, knocking through long-standing resistance and…Apr 15, 20202Apr 15, 20202
Published inOpenConcept StoriesWriting Impactful Accessibility ReportsI’ve seen a few accessibility statements generated by people in the field. There are lots of ways to go about it, but I find that often…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
Published inOpenConcept StoriesWould you publish without spellchecking?I have been promoting use of automated accessibility tools for years. There has been a lot of controversy around them because publishers…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
Published inOpenConcept StoriesInnovation, Procurement and SustainabilityToday is the first day of the Global Climate Strike which Greta Thunberg has inspired. This is isn’t the environmental peril that faces…Sep 20, 20194Sep 20, 20194
Published inOpenConcept StoriesMicro Procurement and Incremental InnovationsGovernments in Canada can drive steady innovation by leveraging and contributing back to open source tools that they are already using…Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Published inOpenConcept StoriesProprietary Procurement is Stopping Open Innovation in CanadaThe internet has fostered a huge growth in innovation. It was built open and fostered the exponential growth of open source software…Aug 12, 20191Aug 12, 20191
Published inOpenConcept StoriesGovernment Procurement is Stagnating Canadian InnovationWhat are we striving for?Aug 12, 20191Aug 12, 20191