At a gala event in Washington D.C., TD Bank Financial Group was selected as a ComputerWorld Honors Award laureate and finalist for accessible IT. TD was the only Canadian finalist in the Financial Services and Real Estate category.
The awards are in recognition of a corporate-driven accessibility services initiative that started in 2005. Working with IBM engineers, instructional designers, consultants and IT specialists, the bank developed standards to guide developers to build accessible IT applications and new assistive technology solutions for employees and customers.
Consultants from IBM Global Business Services and the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center combined accessibility concepts with best practices and technologies, to provide the tools, processes, policy and education for TD to research, promote and implement IT accessibility best practices.
Over the past several years, as part of a focused business strategy on diversity and accessibility, TD has enhanced its efforts to break down barriers and increase access to TD products, services and facilities.
IBM believes accessibility begins with compliance, but extends beyond regulations and Web standards. Accessibility reflects an organization's commitment to removing the barriers that can inhibit interaction with information and services.
For more information about IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Center and our available technologies, product offerings and services please contact: apoffice@us.ibm.com.