Articles for 2024

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 include upcoming events, training and more.

Articles published for the month of:

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

• Understanding Neurodiversity: An Employer’s Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hypersensitivity Disorder in the Workplace

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

• The Accessibility Centre of Excellence Collaborates with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to Enhance Digital Accessibility

November

• IT Digital Accessibility – A Collective Responsibility at Employment and Social Development Canada

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