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Did you know?

Why Accessibility Is Good For Your Business. Read full article.

• About 1.5 million people in Ontario (that’s 13.5% of the population)
  have a disability.
• 75% of people with disabilities in Canada, Europe and the United
  States are physically and financially able to travel.
• Nearly 40% of people over the age of 65 have disabilities. Seniors
  and people with disabilities will represent 20 to 25% of the Canadian recreation,
  retail,
  entertainment, workplace and housing marketplaces in the next ten years and
  beyond.

By Jonathan Snook
2007 Nov 27

If you were to ask people that question, I suspect most would say that accessibility
is about making sure something – in our context, a web site or web
application – that works for those who are physically disabled. Maybe they’re
blind or maybe they’re a quadriplegic and unable to use a keyboard or mouse
in the traditional sense.

What Does Accessibility mean. Read full article.

Defining disability

The
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
uses the same definition of “disability” as the
Ontario Human Rights Code:

Understanding The Needs Of Persons With Disabilities (PWD’s). Read full article.

Portable Document Format (PDF) accessibility is not a new topic, it is
well understood and explained (http://alistapart.com/articles/pdf_accessibility)
by certain experts.

However, the implications are universally unknown by organisations.

The Four Levels Of PDF Accessibility. Read full article.

Advanced planning may help to ensure that the accommodation needs of people
with disabilities are anticipated and acted upon ahead of time. Even when you
may not know in advance whether any of your participants may need accommodations,
you should be prepared to arrange your meeting or event to be accessible
so that people with disabilities can participate fully.

Plan an Accessible Meeting. Read full article.