The Feature: Lindsay Silver & Sara Higley - Friday October 18th, 2024

The 8th annual A11yTO Conference was held at the Microsoft headquarters in downtown Toronto. AMI Today had the opportunity to broadcast live from the conference, and to hold some interviews that are being presented on the show this week. Today, host Jacob Shymanski is speaking with two speakers from the conference, Lindsay Silver and Sarah Higley. Lindsay is an accessibility coach at T-Mobile and spoke to Jacob about accessible digital product development. Sarah is a web developer at Microsoft and discussed accessibility in control libraries, notifications and chat apps. You can find more information about the conference at www.a11yTO.comHighlights:Show Intro (00:00)Introducing Lindsay Silver (00:58)Lindsay’s Content Management Systems presentation (2:20)What is a content management system? (3:35)Lindsay’s work as an Accessibility Coach (6:01)The prevalence of content management systems (9:27)Trends in digital accessibility (11:03)Introducing Sarah Higley (14:20) How does Sarah get people to care about accessibility? (16:01)Sarah’s professional background (17:30)What is a Live Region? (19:28)What is a control library? (23:29)Common barriers to accessibility in digital products (25:00) AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.Follow AMI Today on YouTubeAbout AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected]