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Portable Document Files (PDFs) – we rely on them to convey a lot of information at Carleton. They are very useful – for the appropriate…

It’s been a few years since we looked at the most common accessibility issues that occur on Carleton websites. The latest top five Eighteen months…

Too good to be true… You may have seen them. Often, they are represented by a blue circle with the white icon of a person:…

While there is a huge commitment to the principles of accessibility among the Carleton – and no more so among the community of people who…

Understanding link language Hyperlinks are the simple but essential snippet of technology that make the internet possible. (If they didn’t exist, imagine typing addresses every…

Web accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO) are two crucial factors that contribute to the success of a website. Web accessibility: aims to ensure usability…

Around this time three years ago, most of us were packing up our office belongings and heading off to work from home for two weeks.…

Alternative text, also known as alt text, is a short description of an image that is read by screen readers. With social media becoming an…

Animation is a captivating and powerful medium that has become a significant part of our education landscape. However, to truly harness the potential of animation,…

Does anyone remember Tab Cola? It was produced by Coke, and was available between 1963 and 2020. It was the first diet soda Coke produced.…

Let’s talk about people I used to live in a small village in rural Nova Scotia. There was no longer a bank in the village…

Video captioning is a crucial aid to a lot of people, especially those with particular disabilities. We produced a news story earlier this year to…