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Deaf researchers are advancing the field of science — but barriers still hold many back
In a scrubby patch of forest near Halifax, Saint Mary’s University professor Linda Campbell and her master’s student, Michael Smith, squelch through mud, looking for lichens. The lichens they’re after can be used as natural biological monitors of pollutants from former gold-mining sites, like this one.
Top tips on maintaining your all-terrain wheelchair in winter
Muddy winter walks over rough and frozen ground can wreak havoc on your all-terrain wheelchair. Proper wheelchair maintenance is key to ensuring the mobility, performance and safety of your equipment.
All Access Life
My name is Daniel O’Connor (Right of Picture) beside me is Bradley Heaven. Bradley was born with nonverbal spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, but he never lets it hold him back from living life to the fullest.
Usability & Web Accessibility – Assistive Technology
People with certain disabilities use display and input technologies to access online resources. There are several software and hardware solutions that have been adopted, commonly referred to as assistive technologies.
Usability & Web Accessibility – Navigation
In general, provide multiple ways to reach any page on a site. Doing so allows users to chose whatever way of finding pages is easiest for them. Users with low vision may find using search easier than navigating through a large menu. Users with cognitive impairments may prefer a table of contents or site map over clicking through many pages.
Usability & Web Accessibility – Create Accessible E-mails with Yale Message
Simple steps to creating accessible emails with Yale University message.
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF ANDROID’S ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES
Accessibility features aren’t exactly the most well-known pieces of the modern smartphone puzzle. And yet, they might be the pieces with the greatest potential to make a meaningful impact on someone’s life.
Usability & Web Accessibility – PDFs & Documents
Before distributing and remediating PDFs, determine whether a PDF is necessary. PDFs can be challenging to remediate for accessibility. Whenever possible, share content as a webpage and use PDFs sparingly.
Equivalent Experiences: Thinking Equivalently
If you’re looking for a more approachable resource for how to dig into what the WCAG covers, the Inclusive Design Principles would be a great place to start. The seven principles it describes all map back to WCAG success criterion.
Disability Pride Month needs to happen in Canada
July is the month that we should celebrate us and also serve as a reminder that our history and joy deserve more than awareness.