Accessibility

Accessibility in the sense considered here refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept focuses on enabling access for people with disabilities, or special needs, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however, research and development in accessibility …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 July 2024 English

In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) Global Resource Centre demonstrates the potential of ecosystem-based adaptation to stabilize hydrology and ensure a reliable water and energy supply in …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This report explores Indonesia's agrifood systems transformation, offering insights from innovative economic models to guide policy-makers in developing effective, sustainable policies.

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English

Resistant Practices in Communities of Sound explores the ways that sonic practices (speaking, listening, recording, etc.) serve as forms of aesthetic and political dissent throughout the literary, artistic, and academic …

labour of hearing and vocalizing, and how accessibility can be fostered through conscious engagement


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 18 June 2024 English

Interactive documentary emerged rapidly from a constellation of changing technologies and practices to much excitement, yet its history is short and its future uncertain. In the mid-2010s Canada was a …

institutional resources within Canada to guarantee the accessibility of Korsakow for both their own projects and


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2024 English

Complemented by over 150 rarely seen illustrations, Needle Work moves from coast to coast and across more than one hundred years to provide a key chapter in the history of …

This is largely a result of the existence and accessibility of research material. It is far easier to locate


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 4 June 2024 English

In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the NBI Global Resource Centre demonstrates the potential of nature-based infrastructure to restore land and combat desertification in Burkina Faso, aiding communities with climate change …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 4 June 2024 English

Voting Online investigates the effects of cyber elections by looking at how adoption of online voting affects attitudes towards democracy, who uses and who benefits from the voting mode, the …

have mirrored those internationally, with accessibility, convenience, and turn- out being largely at provides electors with the greatest possible accessibility and convenience (Goodman et al. 2010). Remote on members of the military and voters with accessibility needs (Elections Nova Scotia 2022). While the vote online because of its convenience and accessibility or because they are accustomed to digitization


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 3 June 2024 English

A workshop covering gender equality and related issues in ASM for key officials in Nigeria.

policy-making. • Provision of Accessibility to Data and Information: Ensure accessibility to geological, legal


First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada · 31 May 2024 English

Are you aware whether the definition of 2 Removed Child Class in the claims process is different 3 from the definition of the Removed Child Class in the 4 final …

of data. When gaps in data availability or accessibility is unevenly distributed across the eligibility


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 May 2024 English

A collaboration between University College London and IISD shows that existing fossil fuel capacity is sufficient to meet the 1.5°C-aligned energy demand. The article recommends a "No New Fossil Fuels" …

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