Denis Boudreau

Denis Boudreau

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Over the years, Denis has spoken to and trained audiences on inclusive communication across Canada, the United States, France, Spain, Sweden, Lebanon, and China. He has worked closely with individuals from vastly different sectors and industries and has taken his expertise to hundreds of organizations around the world. To this day, he has delivered hundreds of workshops and training sessions in both English and French, has provided counsel to managers and management teams to help increase the reach of their message to hundreds of thousands of people, and trained thousands more on inclusive communication principles.

Denis is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), a Certified Web Accessibility Specialist (CWAS), and a Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA), a designation that only about 300 consultants worldwide can claim. As one of Canada’s top inclusive communications experts, Denis empowers busy professionals with powerful tools to bridge the communication gaps that can exclude up to 40% of their audience based on disabilities, aging, and technical challenges.

Over time, Denis has worked with professionals from companies such as Akufen Studio, Aldo Group, American Airlines, belairdirect, Bell Canada, Cathay Pacific, CCQ, CGI Group, Cirque du Soleil, City of Montreal, Deque Systems, Desjardins, Exo, Hydro-Québec, IBM, Intact Insurance, Investissement Québec, Knowbility, La Presse, Lightspeed POS, MACM, MCQ, Nurun, Parc Olympique de Montréal, SAQ, Sidlee, Simply Accessible, SPVM, STM, Telus, Temesis, TFO Media Group, Turbulent, Videotron and dozens of organizations from both the Canadian Federal and Quebec Provincial Governments.

CREDENTIALS
➽ 23+ yrs of professional focus on digital inclusion of people with disabilities & the elderly
➽ 18+ yrs training over 20,000 people on inclusive communication and accessibility principles
➽ 14+ yrs of thought leadership, acting as one of the world’s top accessibility management consultants
➽ #1 Amazon International BestSelling Author, “The Inclusive Speaker” (2023)
➽ CPWA designation from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
➽ 2022-2023 National Director, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS)
➽ 2020-2021 President, Quebec Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS)
➽ W3C invited expert involved with developing international accessibility guidelines
➽ Co-author, Quebec Government’s mandatory digital accessibility standards
➽ Regularly speaking at local, national and international conferences for 18+ years

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  • Canadian Association of Professional Speakers Graphic

    Co-Director, Marketing, Communications & DEI

    Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

    - Present 2 years 5 months

    Education

    Serving on the National Board of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, and supporting our members with marketing, communications and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives.

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    President - Quebec Chapter

    Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

    - 2 years

    Education

    Leading the Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) towards realizing its vision to be “the place to be for speakers who want to build the speaking business they desire”.

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    Communications Chair - Quebec Chapter

    Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

    - 2 years

    Education

    Working with CAPS Quebec’s leadership team to recognize internal and external communications opportunities while protecting the Chapter's membership and brand reputation.

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    W3C Organization Member

    W3C

    - Present 17 years 5 months

    Science and Technology

    My involvement has mostly been around the promotion of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as well as their development.

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    Web Accessibility Mentor and Trainer

    Knowbility

    - Present 12 years 5 months

    Education

    Knowbility is an American not-for-profit organization working to support the independence and empowerment of people with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.

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    Accessibility Certification Consultant

    IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals

    - 1 year 1 month

    Science and Technology

    Invited member of the certification taskforce, a group tasked with the exploration and development of a certification program for web accessibility professionals worldwide. The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a new membership based organization for individuals and organizations who are focused on accessibility or who are in the process of building their accessibility skills and strategies. The objective of this association is to help accessibility…

    Invited member of the certification taskforce, a group tasked with the exploration and development of a certification program for web accessibility professionals worldwide. The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a new membership based organization for individuals and organizations who are focused on accessibility or who are in the process of building their accessibility skills and strategies. The objective of this association is to help accessibility professionals develop and advance their careers and to help organizations integrate accessibility into their products and infrastructure. The IAAP will provide a place for accessibility professionals around the world to gather, share experiences and enrich their knowledge of accessibility.

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    President Of The Board Of Directors

    Communautique

    - 7 years

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Communautique's mission was to support citizen’s participation by promoting information technology literacy and its appropriation.

  • Founding President

    W3Quebec

    - 4 years

    Science and Technology

    W3Quebec’s mission was to promote the adoption of open web standards and web accessibility in the early days of the World Wide Web.

Languages

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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