TORONTO – Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has become an official member organization of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in order to further encourage media accessibility and inclusion, the company said Thursday.
With more than 400 members world-wide, W3C facilitates the creation of standards that shape web technology, with a goal of making the Web widely accessible to all people regardless of hardware, software, network infrastructure, native language, culture, geographical location, physical or mental ability.
AMI said that it shares similar values with a strong focus on inclusion, empowerment and innovation, and pledged to collaborate with the W3C wherever possible and help to develop standards and create technology that meet the needs of its audience.
“AMI is proud to become a member of the W3C and have the opportunity to work with such forward-thinking international organizations,” said AMI’s accessibility officer Chris O’Brien, in the announcement. “The Internet is a ubiquitous force, and as it continues merging with common technologies, such as television, it's essential that we foster inclusivity. Joining the W3C family allows AMI to lend its expertise and passion for accessibility and to help shape the technology of tomorrow.”
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is a not-for-profit multimedia organization serving more than five million Canadians who are blind, partially sighted, deaf, hard of hearing, mobility or print restricted.
