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Clients Include

 

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  • Intel Corporation - Lead accessibility strategic advisor for their web presence
  • Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (ADO)
    Lead accessibility strategic advisor for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance reporting website
  • Bank of America
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • ScotiaBank
  • TD Bank
  • Citizen Bank of Rhode Island
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing
  • Government of Canada
    • Treasury Board of Canada, TBS
    • Department of Justice
    • Health Canada
    • The Canadian Space Agency
    • The National Research Council
    • National Parole Board
    • Assistive Devices Industry Office of Industry Canada
    • Farm Credit Canada
    • National Defense
    • Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
    • Statistics Canada
    • Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
    • Parks Canada
    • Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)
  • Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
  • Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
  • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  • The Canadian Construction Association
  • Canadian Association of Broadcasters
  • Adobe Inc. (Represented Adobe - accessibility presenter/trainer for Showcase Ontario trade show and media interview)
  • Government of Australia
    • Disability, Housing and Community Services
    • Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
    • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
    • Department of Health and Aging
    • Provincial Government of Adelaide
  • Sidney Municipal Government, Sidney Water
  • Adelaide University, Australia
  • Vision Australia

  • The Royal Norwegian Embassy

Recommendations

"David was a valuable contributor to the development of the Web Contents Accessibility Guidelines. He was a very active member of the working group, drafting techniques and testing proposed techniques with different screen readers. He often used his connections with users with various disabilities to check working group assumptions or answer questions about user expectations. His passion for accessibility shines through his work. He is committed, reliable, and hard working."

Loretta Guarino Reid, Director of Accessibility, Google Inc.

 

Dear David, we would like to thank  you for the great service and excellent help you provided for all the members of the Embassy. The whole staff was truly satisfied and sometimes surprised of  the easy steps that could be taken in order to improve our work stations.  We all  are more aware of how we sit and how we work, thanks to you. So once again, thank you very much. Margrete Vollelv, Consular Officer, The Royal Norwegian Embassy

 

“David is an expert in his field and a valued contributor in the area of Accessibility. His participation in the W3C WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Working Group has been appreicated by his colleagues in both Industry and Consumer organizations.” April 3, 2008

Don Evans, Web Accessbility Architect, America Online (AOL)

 

“I highly recommend David for web accessibility work. He has a pragmatic approach that combines a deep knowledge of what makes web sites accessible and usable by people with disabilities with an understanding of the constraints and realities of web design. He will look for the best access techniques for a site that will provide the best experience for all users.” November 11, 2009

Gregg Vanderheiden , Director, Trace Research Center, UW Madison, co-chair WCAG 2.0 Working Group.

 

“As an invited expert to the WCAG working group, David is of course extremely skilled at Web accessibility. He is always willing to take on assignments and meets his commitments for getting them done. He also has another very important strength. His unique combination of passion, practical experience, and willingness to understand another point of view make him a terrific team player and consensus builder. I have the highest regard for David and welcome any opportunity to work with him.” October 27, 2009

Andi Snow-Weaver , Accessibility Standards Program Manager , IBM

 

“David has worked tirelessly as an advocate for persons with disabilities as a major contributing member of the WCAG working group. His priorities are clear. He is innovative, and has come up with interesting solutions - based on real world test cases that he and his colleagues performed/researched - to address some of WCAGs most challenging issues.” July 9, 2009

Katie Haritos-Shea , Invited Expert - Accessibility and Section 508 , W3C WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guideline Working Group)

 

David undertook for ADIO a nation-wide survey of the Canada's Assistive Device (AD) industry, which was the first of its kind ... Thanks to this survey... the Government of Canada, gained a better understanding of both the size and nature of the Canadian AD industry ... David handled his dealings with these companies with the utmost delicacy and discretion, allaying their fears and obtaining more cooperation from them than would have been possible for a federal public servant ...David also contributed significantly to the creation of content for the Accessible Procurement Toolkit (APT: www.apt.gc.ca) and its companion module, the Workplace Accommodation Toolkit ...its been has been required as part of the Procurement Policy of the European Union. The content David developed for the APT continues to be used on a daily basis both in Canada and around the world ... 420,105 visitors... In all of the work that he undertook for Industry Canada, David MacDonald proved to be meticulous in his research and highly professional in its organization and presentation. He has over the past decade built a well-deserved reputation for his innovative and exemplary approach to developing appropriate solutions for individuals, solutions that are both accessible and ergonomically sound. I have no hesitation in recommending him as a highly skilled professional in accessibility.

Deb. Finn, Business Development Officer, Industry Canada