Blind Ambition: A CEO’s Vision
Are you ready for 2012?
I have been doing some searches as of late on organizations that currently have accessibility plans in place. While the public sector appears to address this issue to a greater extent, I am discovering that many private sector organizations are not publicly addressing accessibility, which...
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Posted on: 04 Mar 2008
Building a case
While the term “settlement agreement†often carries with it a somewhat negative connotation, some major financial institutions that have been involved in such cases arising from independent access requirements of blind, deafblind and partially sighted consumers have actually witnessed some...
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Posted on: 29 Feb 2008
Coining a new phrase
When we think of acronyms, many come to mind. When it comes to HR, I encourage employers to consider adding an “A†as a prefix to their profession to become AHR, or in my world, “Accessible Human Resourcesâ€.
In North America alone, there are 12.8 million blind and...
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Posted on: 22 Feb 2008
Connecting the dots!
With the growing number of organizations proactively responding to the needs of consumers requiring alternate formats, more and more blind, deafblind and partially sighted customers are receiving their statements, call details and general documents in braille. While they may recognize the...
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Posted on: 15 Feb 2008
In the true spirit of inclusion
It is an organizations responsibility to address the accessibility needs of blind, deafblind and partially sighted consumers, ensuring its compliance with acts of legislation pertaining to regulations, policies, programs, practices and services. All too often, however, we hear negative press...
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Posted on: 08 Feb 2008
Reducing risk for consumers
With the recent and continuous incidents of fraud and identity theft, we are witnessing many credit card institutions beefing up security by implementing additional measures to protect consumers from potential risk. The CVV code, for example, a 3-digit number printed on the back of a credit card,...
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Posted on: 01 Feb 2008
Impacting the bottom line
With today's blind, deafblind and partially sighted population on the rise, we are witnessing an increase not only in the size of this consumer base, but also in it's prosperity. The aging population, for example, the majority of whom require large print due to failing eyesight,...
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Posted on: 28 Jan 2008
Is it inclusive, accessible and usable?
The photo included in this blog posting is a stylized painting created by Carolyn Butts. It portrays a blind entrepreneur in the fast lane wearing a business suit with brief case in hand, red tie flapping in the wind - holding onto the red harness of his running guide dog. This painting has...
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Posted on: 10 Jan 2008
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