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OpenConcept

@openconcept_ca

Building Enterprise Applications with #Drupal - #Accessibility #Security #OpenSource #CivicTech - Previously https://nitter.gq/t.co/33wckXBG3N

 Ottawa, ON
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Joined December 2010
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I also want to give a big #DrupalThanks to the #a11y team who has been right there advocating throughout the whole process. @MartianWebDev @mgifford @rainbreaw 💙💙💙
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Hot off the press - we have updated the Government Service Standard requirements for assistive technology testing - gov.uk/service-manual/techno… #accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityRegulations
Testing with assistive technologies

Testing with assistive technologies

How to test your service with assistive technologies including screen readers, speech recognition software and magnifiers.

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Drupal@drupal17 Sep 2020
The WE4Authors Cluster Project is performing innovative research on CMS accessibility by default in Drupal, Joomla!, Umbraco, Plone, SiteVision. They are seeking participants for a 1 hour user test with next generation tools accessibilitycluster.com/aut… HT @mgifford @openconcept_ca
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Thanks to @mgifford from @openconcept_ca for opening my eyes to the decline of web accessibility. Learn why The World Needs Web Accessibility Now More Than Ever buff.ly/3497idD #WebAccessibility @gitconnected #LevelUpCoding @Medium
background is an aerial view of an open laptop keyboard and the text overlay says, the web has become less accessible since 2011.

ALT background is an aerial view of an open laptop keyboard and the text overlay says, the web has become less accessible since 2011.

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Mike Gifford@mgifford11 Aug 2020
ep35 - Audrey Tang: Biography of a Poetician (Part 1) #storiesFromTheOpenGov podcastaddict.com/episode/11… via @PodcastAddict
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A11yTalks@A11YTalks6 Jul 2020
Remember when we talked about how “Accessibility is too hard” featuring @AishaBlake, @resource11, @scottohara, @jared_w_smith, @marcysutton, and @caitlinthefirst?? No? No problem!! Catchup on YouTube buff.ly/2ZnQ1t3 #A11yTalks
“Accessibility is too hard” - December 2020 accessibility talks poster

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Mike Gifford@mgifford27 Jun 2020
Who in @joomla & @typo3 are spearheading #accessibility? You don't get accessibility results like this by accident! webaim.org/projects/million/… /c @webaim @JoomlaDeveloper @TYPO3Assoc #Joomla #Typo3
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A11yTalks@A11YTalks30 Apr 2020
A11y Axioms - What are the basic truths about digital accessibility? Join @mgifford for May's edition of #a11yTalks. Thursday, May 28 at 2pm (ET) groups.drupal.org/node/53590… #a11y
A11y Axioms - What are the basic truths about digital accessibility? poster. Event is May 28 at 2pm ET

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Mike Gifford@mgifford19 May 2020
Looking forward to celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD in #Ottawa with #A11yYOW. Yes, like everything else it will be on Zoom - May 21, 2020 1pm to 2:30pm - meetup.com/a11yOttawa/events… /c @a11yYOW
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Minimizing the environmental impact of our digital lives is becoming increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. 👀Read about what we can do in @openconcept_ca @mgifford's 3-part blog series envirocentre.ca/how-to-minim…
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thanks to @eatwholegrain our @BizDeclares member for continuing to flag the increasingly vital issue of reducing the environmental impact of all our digital activity - great resources from @mgifford @openconcept_ca
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HassellInc: @mgifford talks about the impact of Covid-19 and the need to consider and plan for accessibility as changes are made to both home working and fast-tracking of digital projects. ow.ly/oAYa50zktgg #DigitalAccessibility #DigitalTransform…
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There has been a huge shift to using digital tools during lockdown. But what does this mean for our carbon footprint? And what can we do about it? Seedling Find out in this three-part guest blog series by @openconcept_ca 's Mike Gifford! @mgifford bit.ly/2WbxFK6
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Mike Gifford@mgifford10 Apr 2020
We've decided to putting our #OfficeBuilding up #ForSale ottawarealestate.ca/property… @openconcept_ca is a digital agency, so many of our peers were already working 100% remote & decided that we should make the shift as well. We're lucky. Anyone want to make an offer? #Ottawa
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TEN7@TEN719 Feb 2020
Podcast guest @mgifford’s mission is to build better and more inclusive software. He’s currently a Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer and has been spearheading website accessibility improvements for over a decade. t7.io/2uVOqiR #accessibility #drupal
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Mike Gifford@mgifford17 Feb 2020
#15: Accessibility #governmentDigitalServicePodcast podplayer.net/?id=94419523 via @PodcastAddict
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Miranda Gray@mirgray11 Feb 2020
Nearly 4 million Canadians experience fluctuations in their disability. Most people understand disability to be a static, permanent condition, however ... this is not the case. via @openconcept_ca www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dail…
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Mike Gifford@mgifford4 Feb 2020
Happy to see an article I co-authored with @PierreFerron on #govIT #procurement for cities featured in @MunicipalWorld
Open & neutral IT procurement for the common good.

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Mike Gifford@mgifford7 Feb 2020
We just released our February issue of #AccessibilityAction newsletter. This one features work by @RianRietveld @Dries @aletmanski @HabenGirma @LeaVerou, as well as @RickHansenFdn @TBS_Canada @AccessibleGC, @webaim @scotiabank & many others! #a11y mailchi.mp/133e3c60c3f6/acce… #a11y
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Mike Gifford@mgifford28 Jan 2020
If you're interested in #Drupal sub-contracting, DM me your Drupal.org & GitHub Alias' - I might have some capacity issues...
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