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Accessibility in 2023: Trends and Legislation – Webinar Summary
On January 26th, 2023, Untapped Accessibility and the Surrey Board of Trade co-presented a successful webinar on accessibility trends and legislation. The 300 plus registrants gained timely and robust insights from a panel moderated by Anu Pala and featuring Anita Huberman, Christine Buchanan, and Sheri Byrne-Haber. Here are a few… Read More about “Accessibility in 2023: Trends and Legislation – Webinar Summary”
Accessibility in 2023: Trends and Legislation You Need to Know
2023 is shaping up to be a big year for accessibility in Canada, and we’re doing a webinar on this topic in partnership with the Surrey Board of Trade. Upcoming compliance deadlines for BC public sector organizations in September 2023 and 2024 have over 750 organizations rushing to improve accessibility…. Read More about “Accessibility in 2023: Trends and Legislation You Need to Know”
Remove the Barriers and Be Prepared to Be Amazed
Accessibility means removing the barriers to everyone’s full participation in society. In a broader sense, this can include ramps and wide enough entryways in the built environment, websites that include— but are not limited to— descriptions of images, or alt text, plain language writing, audio descriptions, and more. Considering that… Read More about “Remove the Barriers and Be Prepared to Be Amazed”
The future is accessible, and the future is now.
When the BC Government first proclaimed Disability Employment Month back in 2014, many accessibility advocates were hesitantly hopeful, wondering if it would actually make a difference for people with disabilities. Social change doesn’t happen over night, but eight years later, I believe the world imagined in that original proclamation has… Read More about “The future is accessible, and the future is now.”
Webinar Questions and Answers
The following is a list of the questions posed in the Q+A box at the Accessibility in 2023: Trends and Legislation You Need to Know webinar on January 26th, 2023 Question 1- Encouraging Disclosure I am interested to hear about the different approaches to gather information from people from within… Read More about “Webinar Questions and Answers”