Archived Articles
It is a small initiative to bring awareness through articles focusing on the importance of various Awareness Days pertaining to Accessibility and their issues. Articles includes upcoming events, training and more. The articles are published in IITB News Internal link under the section: Accessibility Corner.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2025
January
February
- Protecting your Eyes - Tools for Your Visual Comfort
- Give Non-text Content a Voice Using Alternative Text
March
- Enhancing PowerPoint Accessibility: Using the Outline View to Support Neurodivergent Audiences
- Improve Accessibility in Your Bilingual Emails with the Proofing Language Feature
April
May
- You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: Support from the IT Accessibility Office Is Available!
- IT Accessibility Office – Your Go-To for IT Accessibility Support!
June
- Inclusive IT Solutions – Strategies and Audits from the IT Accessibility Office
- National AccessAbility Week at Innovation, Information and Technology Branch (IITB)
August
September
- The One Thing Michel Savoie Wishes Everyone Knew About IT Accessibility
- Get a Clear, Structured View of Your Entire Presentation with Outline View
October
- Make Your Videos Inclusive with Transcripts and Captions in Microsoft Stream
- My Journey in IT Accessibility
November
December
2024
February
- Reconciliation in Action - The IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous Peoples
- Start with Accessibility: How to integrate Accessibility into Web Projects
- World Cancer Day - Overcoming Barriers and Redesigning Life
March
April
- Guidelines To Accessible and Inclusive Virtual Meetings
- Functional Neurological Disorder Awareness Month
- Introduction to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
May
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day- The Role of Digital Accessibility in Workplace Performance
- National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) – May 26 to June 1, 2024; Brave Conversations, Bold Actions: Daring to go further on Accessibility in the Workplace
- Reveal or Conceal: The Pros and Cons of Disclosing a Disability in the Workplace
September
- Colour Blind Awareness Day: Understanding a Different World in the Workplace
- Important Update – IT Accessibility Office’s Request Management Tool
October
November
- IT Digital Accessibility – A Collective Responsibility at Employment and Social Development Canada
- This Holiday Season, Unlock the Gift of Accessible Digital Communications
- How Adaptive and Assistive Technology Helps us Reach Our Accessibility Goals by Breaking Down Barriers
2023
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
September
- National Service Dog Month
- Accessibility Tools and Adaptive Technology for Deaf, Deafened and/or Hard-of-Hearing Employees
October
November
December
2022
January
- Accessibility Coaching for Developers Internal link
- World Braille Day Internal link
- One-Stop Shop-ITC Accessibility Network Initiative Internal link
February
- Level Up Accessibility Skills Internal link
- ITC Accessibilty community practice Internal link
- Rare Disease Day Internal link
March
May
- International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Disease Internal link
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day Internal link
- National AccessAbility Awareness Week Internal link
- Self-Paced Web Accessibility Course Internal link