RGD Ontario’s ACCESS-ABILITY Conference featured an impressive line-up of guest experts in fields ranging from information design to environmental design. Among the presentations was a series of four case studies that showed the audience tangible examples of accessible design in action.
To view the transcripts of these presentations, follow the links below:
The Ultimate Accessibility Challenge: Designing an Exhibition about Disability, History and Activism, Presented by Debbie Adams R.G.D., Adams + Associates Design Consultants
Through their Eyes: Designing the Reflections book for Chartwell’s National Appreciation of Seniors Day, Presented by Brad Walker R.G.D., Charwell Seniors Housing REIT
Other transcripts from the conference can be found under the Guest Experts section of the website.
Presentations from RGD Ontario’s ACCESS-ABILITY: Design Accessibility Conference are now available for viewing. The conference took place on January 28 in Toronto and featured an impressive line-up of experts in the field of accessible design.
RGD Ontario is calling all designers with experience in accessible design to submit their projects. As part of its ongoing accessibility project, RGD Ontario is searching for case studies to feature in a best practices handbook, due for release later this year, as well as a new website on accessible design.
TORONTO — The afternoon sessions at last weeks RGD Ontario Access-Ability Conference included Ottawa-based web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone who spoke about the fundamentals of web accessibility.
Featherstone says accessibility needs to be part of the design process
He said the importance of accessible for the web is not just in meeting the guidelines, but about good design and planning. “Too much of accessibility happens between the implementation and launch of a project when the costs are highest,” said Featherstone.
Jenn and Ken Visocky O’Grady speak to a packed house at the Access-Ability Conference
TORONTO—Last week RGD Ontario hosted Access-Ability, a day-long event focusing on graphic design for a more accessible world. Morning speakers included the engaging duo Jenn and Ken Visocky O’Grady, founders of Lakewood, Ohio-based creative think tank Enspace and authors of The Information Design Handbook and A Designer’s Research Manual.
More than 1.85 million people in Ontario/4.4 million people in Canada have a disability. This number is on the rise as our population ages.
Accessibility is no longer an option. It’s a necessity.
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario) is helping to lead the way to a more accessible province for everyone through a partnership with the Ontario government.
TORONTO, ON (Jan. 26) – Making graphic design more accessible is the subject of an upcoming conference hosted by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD) on January 29. Attendees at ACCESS-ABILITY: Design Accessibility Conference will hear from industry experts from across North America as they reveal ways to transform design so that it may be accessed, understood and enjoyed by all.
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