Disability Consulting and Accessibility Services

Disability consulting focuses on ensuring that the language used is disability-affirming, in a historical, political, and (Canadian/US) cultural context. 

I offer several services, including

  • fiction and non-fiction general review of disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity,
  • policy review and policy writing,
  • inclusive language review with a focus on disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity,
  • authenticity reading on disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity, and
  • public speaking.

 

Accessibility services in language and design focus on ensuring that disabled readers, as well as those with accessibility needs and those requiring accommodations, are able to interact as fully as possible with the document. 

I offer various services to help you reach various accessibility goals for your document and/or web copy, including

Disability and Accessibility Experience

I have lived experience, an educational background, and extensive professional development in accessibility. Some of these include

  • Plain Language Certificate – Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, British Columbia, 
  • An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design – Coursera: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 
  • Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education – Coursera: University of Colorado Boulder,
  • Some of the Things You Wanted to Know about Alt Text – Editors Canada (Amber Riaz), 
  • Editing for Conscious and Inclusive Language Course – Editorial Freelancers Association (Crystal Shelley),
  • Trauma-Informed Editing – Editors Transform: Editors Canada Conference (Iva Cheung),
  • Microaggressions in Editing: Understanding Bias and Undoing Harm – ACES: The Society for Editing (Crystal Shelley),
  • Radical Copyediting: Prioritizing Care Over Correctness – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) (Alex Kapitan),
  • Tips for Editing Genres That Include Violence, Suicide and Mental Illness – ACES: The Society for Editing (Karin Cather),
  • Disability Awareness and Support – Coursera: University of Pittsburgh, and 
  • How to Host Accessible Events Certificate – Accessibility Services Canada.
 
I frequently write on disability. Some recent articles include 
 

 

I am also a public speaker and host workshops on disability and accessibility.

  • Editing Disability Affirming Content: Deconstructing Media Representation, Tropes, Stereotypes, Euphemisms, and Slurs – Editors Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, January 2026
  • Intersectional Activism in the Online Sphere – Ignite Change Conference for the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC). Edmonton, Alberta, January 2024
  • Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessibility, Accommodations and the Student Experience – AUSUnights. Edmonton, Alberta, July 2023
  • Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessibility, Accommodations in Student Leadership – CAUS Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, May 2023
Disability Consulting and Accessibility Services Rates
I provide the abovementioned accessibility services at different price points depending on requirements. Please connect with me anytime to discuss your accessibility needs. 
Disability Consulting and Accessibility Services Terms and Conditions
  • All prices are quotes in CAD.
  • Upon receipt of documents, a contract will be sent to the Client, which must be signed prior to commencing work.
  • This contract will establish scope of work, expectations, and timelines.
  • A 50% deposit must be sent via e-transfer or PayPal prior to the Editor commencing work.
  • The remaining 50% will be due within 10 days of completed work and receipt of Editor invoice.
Contact Me.
Please feel free to contact me anytime to discuss your project further.