Digital Design Without Inclusive Accessibility Is Blind

Update: Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)
I have just returned from the three day inaugural FWD50 Canada’s Digital Government conference, and would like to share my experience with you. I was invited to speak at the FWD50 Conference, on the growing digital communications gaps for blind Canadians. Earlier this year the Treasury Board of Canada launched the Canadian Digital Services (CDS) without any apparent user engagement strategy that included blind Canadians, which I believe should be a major concern. We need to be participants in the design and development of the CDS, and not just consumers of the end product.