by Andreea Demirgian | Dec 12, 2018 | Accessibility, Daily life
Early this week, my family and I stepped into a Tim Hortons together, probably the first time since last summer. Don’t get me wrong, we love coffee, we just prefer to brew it at home. We do go at Tim’s when we travel or are caught up running errands. But,...
by Andreea Demirgian | Dec 6, 2018 | Accessibility, Assistive technologies and software
As I was preparing for the interview with my next guest on The Accessible Podcast, I have received an electronic copy of a magazine featuring him. That took me to a website that my interviewee cannot really use, as it is not accessible to screen readers. The website...
by Andreea Demirgian | Nov 30, 2018 | Accessibility
Reel Words, a company based in Toronto that offers subtitles and captions editing, has announced an award meant to encourage filmmakers to make films accessible to more viewers. I have interviewed Vanessa Wells, the initiator of this Award to find out more....
by Andreea Demirgian | Jun 22, 2018 | Accessibility, Accessible performances
Calling all Comedy Lovers! Don’t miss the adapted performances of “Generally Hospital” at The Fringe Festival in Toronto, this July! “Generally Hospital”, a sketch comedy revue, will be performed at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, from...
by Andreea Demirgian | May 19, 2018 | Accessibility, Education
Rob Harvie is a captioning specialist. I have talked to him about the best captioning software that can be used by small companies or podcasters that want to make their content accessible. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-98H5ZaEyVg&w=560&h=315] The...
