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WhiteHouse.gov: Beginning an accessibility journey

Praise and recommendations for the accessibility statement published by the new administration

Feb 2, 2021

The white house from the front lawn.

Feb 2, 2021

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Lessons from Lille: Sustainability and DrupalCon

In October, I was excited to attend DrupalCon Lille. I was giving a talk on accessibility, but was also thrilled to attend three…

Nov 16, 2023

Dries presenting his Driesnote (keynote) — Slide is of a stylized Drupal Village.

Nov 16, 2023

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4 ways to improve government accessibility through open source

How agencies can adopt an open source strategy to make their services more usable by people of all abilities

Oct 5, 2020

4 ways to improve government accessibility through open source

Oct 5, 2020

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COVID-19, Digital Transformation & Accessibility

We can all agree that COVID-19 is accelerating digital transformation in many organizations, knocking through long-standing resistance and…

Apr 15, 2020

A black dog looking outside a window at the sun outside.

Apr 15, 2020

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Writing Impactful Accessibility Reports

I’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, 2020

Dark stone wall over a horizon of lush green tropical trees.

Mar 15, 2020

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Would 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, 2020

Former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle

Jan 13, 2020

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Innovation, Procurement and Sustainability

Today 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, 2019

Dutch windmills with swarms of birds flying around them.

Sep 20, 2019

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Micro Procurement and Incremental Innovations

Governments in Canada can drive steady innovation by leveraging and contributing back to open source tools that they are already using…

Sep 19, 2019

Wood carving of a squirrel with a nut from Canada’s new parliament.

Sep 19, 2019

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Proprietary Procurement is Stopping Open Innovation in Canada

The internet has fostered a huge growth in innovation. It was built open and fostered the exponential growth of open source software…

Aug 12, 2019

Open source is not jut about code: It’s about sharing knowledge and our collective success.

Aug 12, 2019

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Government Procurement is Stagnating Canadian Innovation

What are we striving for?

Aug 12, 2019

Single robin on a wire

Aug 12, 2019

Mike Gifford

Mike Gifford

Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer—Open Source Software — Father — Quaker — Prolific Photographer (Flickr)

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