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Inspiration In Grand Forks

Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 11:51
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Last week, I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at the North Dakota School for the Blind located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. What an experience!

After a seven hour flight, my dog, Bizet, and I touched down in Grand Forks.  Grand Forks is a charming town of about 50,000 very friendly people. Being a country girl at heart, I felt immediately welcome.

Sharing My Story

Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 00:00
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With the school year now set to start in less than a month’s time, educators are already considering unique opportunities for students, geared to enhancing learning and inspiring motivation.

As a blind entrepreneur who has faced a number of challenges (including unexpectedly having to refocus education and career goals), and has created opportunities as a result (namely launching a company to fulfill consumer needs), I welcome the opportunity to visit North American institutions to share my story with students.

Open for public review

Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 01:00
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As referenced in a previous post, “Requesting input from my communities”, the recently proposed standard for Accessible Information and Communications, as part of the AODA, 2005 is now open for a period of public review.  As a contributing member of the Standards Development Committee (SDC), while I am confident that we have drafted a representative proposal, I am hopeful that interested members of government, corporate and consumer communities will review and offer feedback

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    • Requesting input from my communities

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 00:00
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    The Accessible Information and Communications Standards Development Committee (I & C SDC) was established under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 to develop a proposed Ontario standard for accessible information and communications, to be considered by the government for adoption into a regulation.

    Copyright? Wrong!

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 00:00
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    Last week, the Canadian government proposed updates to the Copyright Act which until now, has remained unchanged for over ten years.

    Improving information, communications and barrier removal

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 00:00
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    Ontario has an important law called the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.  It’s the first of its kind in Canada.  In direct relation to the mission of my company, it’s intent is to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as all others and be able to do the things that most of us take for granted.  Businesses and organizations that provide goods and services to people in Ontario will have to meet certain accessibility standards in five important areas of our lives… customer service; transportation; information and communica

    A sound strategy for reaching out

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 00:00
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    Although our primary focus is providing alternate format materials for organizations, from time to time T-Base also provides accessible communications for blind, deafblind and partially sighted individuals. A prime example is our annual athletic sponsorship of a blind athlete where we assisted deafblind speed skater Kevin Frost, as well as this year’s recipient, blind runner Jason Dunkerley, who aspires to represent Canada at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.
     

    Coining a new phrase

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 01:00
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    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 Resources”.

    Impacting the bottom line

    Submitted by Sharlyn Ayotte on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 01:00
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    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, have disposable incomes and high net worth.  Not surprisingly, this affluent group of consumers is equally concerned with access to public and private information.  What may be surprising, however, is the estimate that less than 5% of printed material is made available in alternative f

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