Jeffrey D. Stark & The Accessibility, Accommodation & Adaptive Computer Technology Program receive the Public Service Award Of Excellence 2012

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"JUN 1 1 2012 Mr. Jeffrey D. Stark Program Manager Accessibility, Accommodations and Adaptive Computer Technology Program Environment Canada Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere 2nd Floor, Room 226A 10 Wellington Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A0H3 Dear Mr. Stark: I am pleased and proud to inform you that you, along with the other members of the Accessibility, … Read more

A Blind Trek Through Android – Part 1: Unwrapping the Ice cream sandwich (Getting Started)

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There are a lot of conflicting opinions about the relative accessibility or inaccessibility to blind consumers of the Android platform from Google.  I have been involved in the testing, development and evaluation of accessible mobile devices for well over 10 years.  I have used some of the very early proprietary devices, the phones running Microsoft's … Read more

CNIB Library – Iguana

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This information is being shared because I was seeing so many posts on the various blindness related mailing lists and such a large number of my friends who are blind were expressing challenges they were having on the site but lacked the technical background to identify the programming and development issues that were causing inconsistencies … Read more

Concrete Steps towards Improving Accessibility & large organizations and service areas – Part 2

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I often get asked about what organizations should be doing to improve their service and the accessibility of their communications for people with disabilities. It can often be difficult to figure out what tangible activities should be looked at and where to focus one’s initial energy. I’ve written this article to try and provide a … Read more

Concrete Steps towards Improving Accessibility & large organizations and service areas – Part 1

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I often get asked about what organizations should be doing to improve their service and the accessibility of their communications for people with disabilities.  It can often be difficult to figure out what tangible activities should be looked at and where to focus one’s initial energy.  I’ve written this article to try and provide a … Read more

Should Blind Canadians Not Be Able To Vote independently?

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I ask why Blind Canadians are not afforded the same right to vote independently?  The recent Ontario provincial Elections showed that it can be done.   For the first time this year, during the provincial elections, I had the opportunity to cast my vote without anyone else knowing who I voted for.   This is a simple … Read more

10 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Everyone Should Know

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There are 1,000s of keyboard shortcuts that can be used when using Windows to do a lot of very cool things. Lots of people use keyboard keystrokes for a variety of reasons. People who are blind use these keystrokes to use the computer completely without a mouse. People with repetitive strain injuries use keyboard keystrokes … Read more