Resource Library
Overreliance on Overlays is Counter to Enculturation of Accessibility
As an organization representing the blind, new technology almost always presents us with promise and peril. Few companies come to the blind to understand our needs before developing their products and advertising them as being responsive to us. Nothing about us without us seems never to have occurred to them.
What To Know Before You Judge Someone For Using A Disability Accessible Parking Spot
“I saw a police officer standing next to my car…. [He] mentioned someone called the police when they saw me get out of my car with my family.”
Personal disability stories: Part 8 – Emma and Therese’s stories
I would ask that we take a moment to consider the workplace experience of colleagues with autoimmune conditions, which are non-visible.
Identity-First Vs Person-First Language
Both person-first and identity-first language are used in Australia to refer to people with disability, or disabled people. People with disability often have very strong preferences for either identity-first, or person-first language.
International Guide Dog Day
Guide dogs provide opportunities for social interaction and greater independence for legally blind adults. International Guide Dog Day pays tribute to the dogs who do this impressive work.
The tech industry’s accessibility report card for 2021
In spite of all the advancements we’ve seen in tech, the industry as a whole has consistently neglected people with disabilities.
Cliff Chadderton, ‘Mr. Veteran,’ was a tireless War Amps champion
Cliff Chadderton lost part of himself on the battlefield, but found a calling.
Doing More For People With Disabilities Is Doing More For Canadians
People with disabilities still make up a disproportionate number of professionals working in jobs that are below their skills level.
How a Pickering teen with a rare eye disease is using TikTok to flip the script on visual impairment
Adam Brown hopes to show people what living with retinitis pigmentosa looks like.
People With Disabilities Don’t Need Us To Decide What’s ‘Best’ For Them
Stop telling people what they need. Ask them — and then listen to the answers.