Looking at Accessibility 
Digital Think Tank
Overview 
• Saskatchewan’s Disability Strategy 
• What we’ve done 
• Where we’re going
Creating Inclusive 
CoCmreamtinug Inncitluiesivse Communities
In short… 
7 partner 
ministries 1 Disability 
Strategy
What we’ve done 
19 in-person 
forums 
province-wide 
500+ in-person 
participants
Example
How “we” see things 
Jane Doe John Doe
How “they” see things 
Jane Doe John Doe
Comparison
Multimedia 
Amy’s welcome (English) 
American Sign Language (ASL) 
Cree welcome message
Multimedia 
Amy’s welcome (English) 
American Sign Language (ASL) 
Cree welcome message
Closed Captioning on a budget
How did we get here?
CC walkthrough 
Info & Settings
CC walkthrough 
Subtitles and CC
CC walkthrough 
English
CC walkthrough 
Transcribe
CC walkthrough 
Type away!
A modicum of time 
5 
steps in the 
process
Stay connected 
Brennen Schmidt 
Communications Consultant, Ministry of Social Services 
brennen.schmidt@gov.sk.ca 
brenzens 
brennenschmidt 
www.brennenschmidt.ca
Slide deck posted 
www.brennenschmidt.ca
Special Guest Presentation 
Robin East 
Sr. Infrastructure Support Analyst

Digital think tank accessibility presentation

Editor's Notes

  • #18 NB – You will need to choose English (or whichever language you want) a second time in order to access the options on the next slide.
  • #19 NB – You will need to choose English (or whichever language you want) a second time in order to access the options on the next slide.
  • #20 NB – You will need to choose English (or whichever language you want) a second time in order to access the options on the next slide.
  • #21 NB – You will need to choose English (or whichever language you want) a second time in order to access the options on the next slide.
  • #25 Adaptive Technology Program