@openconcept_ca

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

 Ottawa, ON
civicactions.com/
Joined December 2010
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What an amazing time to join this dynamic team!
CivicActions
@civicactions9 Nov 2020
We’re beyond thrilled to welcome in the good folks of @openconcept_ca to increase our capacity for building inclusive + accessible gov services using #Drupal #opensource #hcd Read the announcement here 👇 civicactions.com/press/2020-… #CivicTech #digitalservices #Accessibility
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This is a great opportunity to have a bigger impact and work with a really amazing team!
Mike Gifford@mgifford1 Nov 2020
It's official! The @openconcept_ca team & I will be working for @civicactions as of now. It is an exciting time for all of us & looking forward to supporting both new & old clients build #accessible digital services. Lots to learn about #AgileGov #UX #DevOps & #ServiceDelivery
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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

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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Really neat to learn on @re_open_gov about the work that @CDS_GC did to improve & modernize on the NATO phonetic alphabet to improve service level #accessibility - important to think of how some letters/numbers cause confusion in EN/FR & how to improve reopengov.org/episode/ep38-c…
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Definitely want to learn more @emilykuret about the work that you did to eliminate O/0 & your efforts to produce an aurally understandable one time code that would eliminate wasted confusion. Lots to learn from this & hoping there is a follow-up blog to digital.canada.ca/2020/07/31…
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And yes, for folks in Ontario who have gotten this far in the thread, download the COVID Alert App canada.ca/en/public-health/s… Hopefully there's a timeline for other provinces coming onboard soon! #COVID19
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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
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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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Haven't played with Twitter's scheduled tweets, but looks like I'm going to have to....
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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
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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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We are pleased to be advising the #We4Authors cluster on improving the authoring interface accessibilitycluster.com @mgifford has contributed a lot to #ATAG in @Drupal but still much to learn from others about ways to improve.
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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
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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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