We believe strength comes from adversity. Bring on the challenge.

Our Story

At Accessibrand™, we truly believe that strength comes from adversity. So much so, we have built our business model on this belief. We describe ourselves as a disability collective. All of our team have lived disability experience and are proud inclusion advocates. We know this makes us stronger as individuals and agile in business. 

With our disability experience, we have the knowledge to help you expand your market – 22% of the Canadian population has some form of disability. We can help your business become more accessible and inclusive.

We are not looking for charity. We are skilled designers, writers, marketers, communicators and strategists. This is social enterprise!
We are ready to do amazing work to help your company reach its goals.

Meet the Team

Meet the dedicated experts driving our shared mission forward.

Jolene MacDonald

FOUNDER & ADVOCATE

Jenny Novak

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Gilliane Lynne-Davies

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Bill Adair

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Tanya Murphy

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Andrew Tutty

LEAD TESTING AUDITOR

Jessica Oddi

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Laura Hernández Londoño

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY MANAGER

Sue Paré

ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENT SPECIALIST

Dawn Archibald

DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY/ WEB DEVELOPER

Sebastien Gemin

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Territory Acknowledgement

At Accessibrand™, we all acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Waterloo region is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.
 
Our active work toward accessibility is also committed to raising awareness for our colleagues toward appreciating and respecting reconciliation and community-building.