2023
Protected: Depth of pain 09 Feb 2023
2022
Accessibility work is hard and shouldn’t be treated as spec work 29 Jun 2022
Accessibility is everyone’s responsibility, yes, but! 19 May 2022
Ableism has a massive impact 21 Apr 2022
Open Letter to IAAP against overlay providers 17 Jan 2022
2021
incl.ca ranks as most accessible site for accessibility experts 23 Dec 2021
Flying on commercial airlines with a service dog 21 Mar 2021
Show/Hide password accessibility and password hints tutorial 10 Mar 2021
A11y Rules Podcast guests define web accessibility 12 Jan 2021
2020
Of alt text and cartoons 22 Dec 2020
Diversity and Inclusion podcasts found to be not accessible 20 Nov 2020
Disability language is a nuanced thing 09 Jul 2020
Machine transcription isn’t ready for prime time 27 Feb 2020
2019
Basic accessibility testing 19 Jun 2019
2018
People, transcripts, and money 17 Dec 2018
Pappadeaux condones abusive behaviour towards people with disabilities 18 May 2018
The costs of public speaking 14 May 2018
CAPTCHA question triggers PTSD events 09 May 2018
Patreon and accessibility 03 Apr 2018
2017
Excluded from Confoo speaker dinner – what happened and how it made me feel. 17 Dec 2017
Pet pigs aren’t service animals 13 Dec 2017
Role=”text” is (presently) kinda not a thing, sorta. 08 Dec 2017
Words have power 02 Nov 2017
Audio transcripts are important 31 Oct 2017
Heading headache 20 Oct 2017
When branding colours conflict with colour contrast requirements 20 Sep 2017
Conversation with Josh Simmons 31 Aug 2017
Conversation with Denis Boudreau 28 Aug 2017
Using Scrivener for podcasting 28 Aug 2017
Moving vans – an every day barrier 24 Aug 2017
Conversation with Robert Jolly 15 Aug 2017
Moving to the US for work, yes or no? 12 Aug 2017
Doored by a driver because of construction 10 Aug 2017
Justifying discrimination because of ignorance of the law 05 Aug 2017
My wheelchair, a precision crafted tool 24 Jul 2017
Comments on Canadian proposed Service dog team standards 11 Jul 2017
The most accessible self-driving bus, or is it? 04 Jul 2017
Overriding CSS to help with ADHD 22 Jun 2017
I am not cruel to my service dog 18 Jun 2017
Accessibility is about people, not standards 29 May 2017
Web accessibility – It’s good for everyone 22 Feb 2017
How to make your conference accessible – and why you should care! 07 Feb 2017
2016
Accessibility and Security 03 Feb 2016
2015
Disability’s biggest challenge 01 May 2015
BMW anti drink driving ad devalues disability 03 Apr 2015
Don’t use disability as the bogeyman 01 Apr 2015
A culture of inclusion 22 Mar 2015
2014
Of disabilities and bad attitudes 21 Oct 2014
The Problems With Ramps Blended Into Stairs 06 Mar 2014
3D-Printed Exoskeleton Allows Paralysed Woman to “Walk” 20 Feb 2014
2013
Montreal in the snow 15 Dec 2013
First Snow of the Season 27 Nov 2013
Copyright, Accessibility, and Ableism 11 Nov 2013
Follow Up Post About Lack of Accessibility of STL Busses. 08 Oct 2013
Wasting 90 Minutes Waiting To Get In 04 Oct 2013
Refused Boarding The Public Bus Because Of My Wheelchair 17 Sep 2013
Lung Transplants From People Who Were Euthanased 29 Aug 2013
High Elderly Suicide Rate 28 Aug 2013
Disabled People Should Be Killed Says Google 19 Jun 2013
What’s Wrong About Going On Stage In A Wheelchair? 15 May 2013
Digital Access to Tertiary Education – GAAD Day 09 May 2013
Our Homes, Not Nursing Homes 01 May 2013
Disability in Movies, Television and on the Stage 17 Apr 2013
Denis Boudreau Suggests A New Approach to Web Accessibility 08 Apr 2013
A Disappointing Evening at Confoo 01 Mar 2013
Accessibility: No Rights Without Responsibilities 27 Feb 2013
10 Lessons (re)Learned From Wheeling To Work 13 Feb 2013
Disability Simulations, Perceptions, etc 11 Jan 2013
2012
TIANZ Survey About Disability Misses The Mark 13 Dec 2012
Wit or Ignorance? 15 Nov 2012
Nicolas Steenhout to Present 2 Papers at Confoo 2013 30 Oct 2012
Stop Empowering Me! 08 Aug 2012
Advocating for Disability Assistance Dogs 25 May 2012
NZ Will Increase Online Service Delivery – Don’t Forget People With Disabilities 14 Feb 2012
Technology Used to Counter Abuse of Disability Parking 31 Jan 2012
2011
New Zealand Media Continues To Use Inappropriate Disability Language 13 Dec 2011
Taking Advantage Of Web Technologies To Increase Service Provision And Decrease Costs 29 Nov 2011
When Admiration Reflects Low Expectations 29 Oct 2011
Wheelchair Innovations and Designs 20 Oct 2011
Disappointing Level of Accessibility from Australian Web Industry 2011 Entries 16 Sep 2011
20 Years of ADA in the USA – Have Things Really Changed? 27 Jul 2011
Curb Cut To Nowhere 13 Jul 2011
Verizon Settles A Disability Discrimination Employment Suit For US$20 Million 07 Jul 2011
Air New Zealand’s Grabaseat Discriminate Against People With Disabilities 14 Jun 2011
Jack Kevorkian Dies at Age 83 04 Jun 2011
Disability Humour Is Part Of Disability Culture 01 Jun 2011
Poaching The Only Accessible Toilet 12 May 2011
NZ Labour Billboard Website Not Accessible 04 May 2011
The Ultimate Disability Discrimination 01 May 2011
Jetstar In Good Company Discriminating Against Passengers With Disabilities 19 Apr 2011
Jetstar Shows Pattern Of Discrimination Against People With Disabilities 14 Apr 2011
Jetstar Is Screwing Up For People With Disabilities, Again 12 Apr 2011
ADA Amendments Act – Changes to Definition of Disability 25 Mar 2011
Rebuilding Christchurch – An Opportunity For Accessibility 21 Mar 2011
NH State Rep Suggests People With Disabilities Should Be Sent To Siberia 14 Mar 2011
Everyday Devices As Assistive Technology 08 Mar 2011
Jetstar Continually Fails Passengers With Disabilities 03 Mar 2011
Lawsuit Against Disney For Lack Of Accessibility 19 Feb 2011
A Cartoon 15 Feb 2011
Laws and Henry, Peas of a Pod 15 Feb 2011
Screw Screen Readers 10 Feb 2011
I Was Not Begging 09 Feb 2011
Blind And In A Wheelchair 09 Feb 2011
Lowest Bid Policy Ensures Lack Of Accessibility? 02 Feb 2011
Defining Disability – Or Trying To Anyway 31 Jan 2011
No Wheelchair Division At Toronto Marathon 21 Jan 2011
Use The Disability Card – Get Out Of Jail Free 20 Jan 2011
Customer Service – Kudos to Countdown / Woolworths 07 Jan 2011
Mass Grave of Disabled People Found – They Were Murdered By Nazis 06 Jan 2011
2010
Humour, Irony, Disablism and Sexism – Haecksen T-Shirt LCA2011 20 Dec 2010
Difficult Sidewalks, Impossible Curb Cuts 16 Dec 2010
Copyright, Universities, Course Content 14 Dec 2010
Involuntary Euthanasia by Proxy 30 Oct 2010
Called For Jury Duty – Again – Better Luck Next Time 22 Oct 2010
Kindle, eBooks, Print Book, etc 14 Oct 2010
Should Sighted Developers Use Screenreaders To Test Accessibility? 23 Sep 2010
The Evolution of Assistive Technology into Everyday Products 16 Sep 2010
Thoughts on Physical vs. Web Accessibility 27 Aug 2010
UQAT Prefers To Pay for Soccer Field Than Disabled Student’s Safety 21 Aug 2010
Using A Wheelchair And Fueling Up At Petrol Station 26 Jul 2010
Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton 22 Jul 2010
Camber on my Wheelchair 01 Jul 2010
Unintentional Discrimination – Custom Built Applications 14 Jun 2010
Wheelchair DUI 02 Jun 2010
Overheard Conversation Between 2 Supermarket Clerks 28 May 2010
wUnderGlow – Neat Gadget to Improve Wheelchair Safety 18 May 2010
Fatigue, Pain, Assumptions, And The Spoon Theory 17 May 2010
Presenting About “The Evolution of Assistive Technology into Everyday Products” 30 Apr 2010
I’m Not Cured Because I Don’t Believe In God 16 Apr 2010
Disability Theme Park 12 Apr 2010
Ada Lovelace Day 2010 – Elder Women 24 Mar 2010
Deafies, Exams, Accommodations 18 Mar 2010
International Women’s Day 08 Mar 2010
Awesome Ads Presenting "The Disabled" In A Different Light 05 Mar 2010
Slides for Accessibility Presentation At LCA2010 Business Miniconf 26 Feb 2010
Why I Do Not Like The Word ‘Lame’ 23 Feb 2010
Opposing The Legalisation Of Physician Assisted Suicide 02 Feb 2010
No Caption On Your Video? I Can’t Get Your Content! 01 Feb 2010
They Did Not Think Of Every Details 31 Jan 2010
A Rather Healthy Attitude Towards Wheelchairs 28 Jan 2010
Accessibility And The Business Of Open Source 16 Jan 2010
The Mentalist, Wheelchairs, And Scuffed Shoes 12 Jan 2010
Baen Books Offers Free eBooks For People With Disabilities 08 Jan 2010
Ten Years Ago, A Snow Storm 03 Jan 2010
2009
Complaint Upheld Against Paul Henry, So What? 21 Dec 2009
Is It Any Wonder I’m An Advocate At Heart? 02 Dec 2009
No, Mr. Henry, The Word ‘Retard’ Is Not Appropriate. 29 Nov 2009
How I Will Caption My Videos 28 Nov 2009
Google & YouTube to Offer Automatic Video Captioning 20 Nov 2009
I Nearly Killed Myself – Accessibility Hazards On Campus 10 Nov 2009
Why I Issued A DMCA Takedown Notice To Facebook 28 Oct 2009
Flash Photography A Barrier To Participation 25 Oct 2009
ACC Slashing Home And Vehicle Modification Funds – Unconscionable 19 Oct 2009
Wheelchair Users Are Good For Cake! 15 Oct 2009
People Are Asking For Universal Web Accessibility, And They Don’t Know It! 15 Sep 2009
A Story Of Wix – Coming Out Of Retirement For A Day 04 Sep 2009
The Holocaust Began With People With Disabilities 03 Sep 2009
To Get On The Public Busses 02 Sep 2009
And They Wonder Why People With Disabilities Feel Oppressed? 28 Aug 2009
Euthanasia 25 Aug 2009
You Did Not Lose Me As A Customer, You Pushed Me Away! 13 Aug 2009
Wheelchair-Bound? I Don’t Think So! 28 Jul 2009
Wheelchair User’s Car Clamped – An Outrage 26 Jul 2009
Paralympics NZ – When Web Professionals Don’t Do Their Job Right 20 Jul 2009
Five, count them, 5 photos of disability parking infractions in 1 hour 19 Jul 2009
Brush Off From NZ Minister of Transport 08 Jul 2009
Flying Chihuahua! 07 Jul 2009
All Wheelchair Users Look Alike, Don’t They? 02 Jul 2009
HTC Magic – First Impressions 25 Jun 2009
Stellar Customer Service From Vodafone NZ 20 Jun 2009
Wanting An iPhone Is Not Snobbery 18 Jun 2009
I Offer To Build An Accessible Website For The Nevada Blind Children Foundation 18 Jun 2009
Lack of Accessibility Symptomatic of Something Else? 14 Jun 2009
Beware The Special Forces 26 May 2009
Neither Lesson Nor Vengeance 20 May 2009
Last One Aboard The Plane 15 May 2009
Disabilities And Purchasing Power 13 May 2009
Out Of The Mouth Of Babes 12 May 2009
Memories Of Disability Rights Protests And Police Officers 08 May 2009
I Use A Wheelchair. Does That Make Me Wheelchair-Bound? 08 May 2009
Public’s Attitudes – Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009 01 May 2009
Twitter New Zealand Cookie Exchange 10 Apr 2009
Lynne Pope and Ada Lovelace Day 24 Mar 2009
S92a, Recording Industry and Hypocrisy Impacting on People With Disabilities 26 Feb 2009
2008
A Follow Up To My Accusation Post 22 Dec 2008
I Accuse – GPL Zealots are Killing Open Source 14 Dec 2008
Web Accessibility and Content Management Systems 28 Oct 2008
Nicolas Steenhout to Present at OSDC 2008 19 Sep 2008
Google Chrome Browser Released with No Thoughts of Accessibility 07 Sep 2008
Test-Driving Woopra 09 Jun 2008
Compliance badges 08 Jun 2008
To each their own job(s) 01 Jun 2008
Alt Attributes Can Be Tricky 25 May 2008
What About User Responsibility? 17 May 2008
Automated Testing Tools 05 Apr 2008
Outdated browsers 05 Apr 2008
When Usability and Accessibility Conflict 30 Mar 2008
Accessibility Costs Too Much 28 Mar 2008
He Ain’t Blind, but He’s Got no Vision 21 Mar 2008
The Accessibility Guidelines are Just a Starting Point 14 Mar 2008
Accessibility is not Just for Screenreader Users 07 Mar 2008
You Can’t Make a Site Work for Everyone 01 Mar 2008
Google, the Largest Blind User on the ‘Net 28 Feb 2008
Managed Solutions Suck 21 Feb 2008
Respecting WCAG does not Ensure Accessibility 14 Feb 2008
Consider the Ease of Reading, and the Language Level 21 Jan 2008
2003
Are independent living centers just glorified sheltered workshops? 16 Sep 2003
Accessibility: Build it, and They Will Come 10 Aug 2003
Disability community? What disability community? 16 May 2003
2002
I’m getting a service dog. So what? 16 May 2002