by Andreea Demirgian | May 20, 2025 | Accessibility, Education, Executive Sponsorship, Journeys, Stakeholders
Let’s face it: championing accessibility can feel like being stuck in an endless game of corporate pinball. You bounce between departments, dropping nuggets of truth and hoping someone somewhere gets it. Good news. You don’t have to win everyone over. You just need to...
by Andreea Demirgian | May 13, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessibility tools, Education, Interaction Design, Uncategorized
You’ve read the articles, tried the tools, maybe even fixed a keyboard trap or two. But then reality kicks in: tight timelines, shifting requirements, and that one person who says, “We’ll add accessibility later.” Here’s the truth. Accessibility doesn’t need to be...
by Andreea Demirgian | Apr 29, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessible performances, Education, Interaction Design
You know that feeling when you land on a beautiful website but can’t figure out how to do the one thing you came for? That’s not just bad design — it’s exclusion in action. Interaction design, or IxD, isn’t just about making things pretty or smooth. It’s about making...
by Andreea Demirgian | Jan 29, 2025 | Accessibility, Assistive technologies and software, Daily life, Education
Accessibility training is often mandated by organizations facing looming compliance deadlines. Much like First Aid training, which many employees must complete for their jobs, accessibility training isn’t always something people look forward to. And so, here I...
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. The script of my conversation with Rob follows: [Reporter] What is the best...
by Andreea Demirgian | May 19, 2018 | Accessibility, Education
A few weeks ago I sat down with Erin Poudrier, ASL interpreter, and we discussed about podcast accessibility. Erin is a huge fan of podcasts, especially those posted by the CBC. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyiPk2vlI4U&w=560&h=315] The transcript...
