Formal Announcements
I am pleased to announce that T-Base Communications is now a Friend of the DAISY Consortium!The DAISY Consortium is an international association that develops and maintains international DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) standards for Digital Talking Books since 1996. The DAISY Consortium has been actively promoting these standards, which have revolutionized the reading experience for people who prefer alternate formats, in navigable audio format.T-Base is proud to be included in...
Posted on: 23 Mar 2011
I am pleased to announce that T-Base Communications has partnered with Xenos Actuate to help financial institutions meet accessibility compliance and the growing needs of an underserved population. Together, we offer a highly scalable approach for producing online PDF documents, while ensuring full support for clients who use assistive technology, (such as Jaws screen reader), and at the same time offering support for clients who access information via large font or braille, (alternate formats...
Posted on: 18 Mar 2011
I’m very proud to announce that T-Base is officially registered with WEConnect Canada as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). The national standard of certification is a meticulous process designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.
As a blind business owner who founded the company out of recognition of voids in service, I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have witnessed so many corporate and government diversity programs coming into...
Posted on: 25 Nov 2010
As we build on our existing partnerships into 2011, I thought I would take a moment and introduce you to two companies we have recently partnered with. Acede Consulting, Inc. and the Herrington Group, Ltd., based in Oshawa and St. Catherine’s respectively, bring years of experience in helping organizations meet AODA compliance standards across Ontario.
Our services of alternate format customer communications materials will be complemented by these partners who specialize in standards and staff...
Posted on: 04 Nov 2010
Welcome to INSIGHT. Aligned with our corporate positioning, In Sight, In Sound, In Touch with your Customers, INSIGHT will be a key resource for consumers as well as innovative and forward-thinking companies looking for relevant posts on industry design and production standards, legislative and regulatory compliance for accessible information designed to meet the needs of consumers unable to read conventional materials in print or on the Internet.
In addition to posts from myself and Sharlyn...
Posted on: 15 Sep 2010
T-Base Communications is seeking feedback from people who use large print in their everyday lives for a consumer consultation to ensure that large print documents appropriately meet customer needs. It is for that reason I am requesting your assistance in posting the following to your listserv to help us reach as many people as possible who would benefit from the enhancement of large print standards for the provision of financial records such as account statements and related documents aimed at...
Posted on: 16 Jul 2010
After 20 years as Founder in my role as President and CEO of T-Base, I have initiated a planned transition into a new and important position with reduced time commitment as a step towards retirement.
I plan to work with our partners to get even closer to current and emerging requirements of blind, deafblind, and partially sighted consumers to foster increased understanding of the benefits when corporations reach out to blind and partially sighted customers with innovative technologies, products...
Posted on: 30 Mar 2010
There is one final piece of "Christmas" business for T-Base to complete before officially declaring the holiday season over... I would like to congratulate Alena Roberts on being drawn as December's "Letters to Santa" promotion winner! Alena's completed and submitted quiz was drawn among countless other entries, winning her the T-Base holiday package which consisted of a music CD, featuring blind Paralympian and musician Jason Dunkerley, T-Base scented candle, and best of all, an...
Posted on: 08 Jan 2010
We received an overwhelming response to last month's World Usability Day contest, and along with being encouraged by the hundreds of submitted quizzes from both organizations and consumers, we were highly impressed with the amount of knowledge surrounding such varied aspects of usability.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ray Reyes of Clovis, California on being drawn as our contest winner, and subsequently earning himself an accessible,...
Posted on: 15 Dec 2009
For those of you who are frequent visitors to my blog, you may notice that the overall "look" and navigation has changed slightly. While it has taken on this new webface, my main vision and focus on discussions around accessibility remain unchanged. As with my updated blog interface, so too is the world of accessibility changing. New legislation is being introduced in support of blind and partially sighted consumers. Organizations are being proactive in ensuring that available...
Posted on: 06 Oct 2009
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