I think her greater impact will be on younger Canadians,

In any event, accessibility is almost as poorly-known now as it was 2.5 years ago when I started work on my book. That's because most 'Web' developers aren't making Web sites at all, since they don't have a clue what valid HTML and CSS means.

I think it is too simple to suggest that it's simply Mr. Harper's fault.

Most of the time it's the big criminal lawyers that take care of those cases.

He and I are the only two spectators.

Even if you set aside the need for valid code, it is ridiculously easy to find non-government sites that flunk even the simplest and most canonical requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, like using alt texts for images.