Food For Thought #016
“As professional speakers, trainers and communicators, we often let our own experiences, beliefs, preferences and biases dictate how we approach and deliver our content toRead more about Food For Thought #016
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“As professional speakers, trainers and communicators, we often let our own experiences, beliefs, preferences and biases dictate how we approach and deliver our content toRead more about Food For Thought #016
Many separate accessibility standards development processes exist in Canada. Ontario, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia all have laws that mandate creation of provincial accessibility standards. InRead more about Did You Know… #015
“What if your biggest loss of potential revenue came, not from those who don’t like you, but from the 40% of your audience with variousRead more about Food For Thought #015
Under the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), organizations must create accessibility plans that outline future barrier identification, removal, and prevention. Although these plans need not includeRead more about Did You Know… #014
“If you recognize that people with disabilities and the elderly can be part of your audience, then you must acknowledge that their needs will differRead more about Food For Thought #014
Designing content for your perceived average users is a flawed concept that potentially leaves a large portion of your audience behind. Indeed, most people haveRead more about Did You Know… #013
“If you think an inclusive approach to communication is cost prohibitive, then you should look at what it costs your business to systematically exclude partsRead more about Food For Thought #013
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) builds on the Canadian Human Rights Act and focuses on the prohibition of discrimination based on disability. Adopted in theRead more about Did You Know… #012
“Challenges for inclusion may be our responsibility to solve as professional communicators, but the weight of exclusion is ultimately borne by audience members alone.”Read more about Food For Thought #012
Research shows that people with disabilities have friends and loved ones who can be influenced when deciding which businesses to solicit, based on how inclusiveRead more about Did You Know… #011
“Inclusion is like driving a car… as long as everything runs smoothly, no one notices or cares. But when something breaks down, the entire experienceRead more about Food For Thought #011
According to Statistics Canada, one in seven Ontarians self-report as having one disability. Collectively, they represent about 1.8 million people in the province. As theRead more about Did You Know… #010
“If your definition of diversity and inclusion doesn’t include catering to the needs and expectations of people with disabilities and the elderly, then you’re doingRead more about Food For Thought #010
According to Statistics Canada, about 48% of Canadian adults have literacy skills that fall below high school level, which regularly affects their ability to optimallyRead more about Did You Know… #009
“The first step to becoming a truly inclusive communicator is to acknowledge diversity. Every single person needs some differentiation in some way, at some point,Read more about Food For Thought #009
When our inclusion strategy doesn’t consider disabilities, aging, marginalization caused by our use of technology, and cultural differences in our digital communication or during live,Read more about Did You Know… #008
“If you’re not explicitly leveraging strategies to include everyone in your audience, then you are implicitly excluding a large segment of that same audience.”Read more about Food For Thought #008
Disabilities come in many shapes and forms, but not all of them are always obvious to the onlooker! According to the Invisible Disabilities Association, 74%Read more about Did You Know… #007