Alternative Computer Access: The Role of Understanding, Trust and Automaticity" 1997 WWW6 Award for best paper in access track 1998 American Foundation for the Blind, Access Award, with SoftQuad 1999 Global Bangemann Challenge Finalist for PEBBLES, with Deb Fels, Ryerson and Graham Smith, Telbotics 1999 Cited in United Nations Global Vision Award, awarded to Australia, for role as expert witness in recent human rights trials involving World Wide Web access 2003 Trophées du Libre, awarded to ATRC for development of GOK Canarie IWAY Award Honorable Mention 2005 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award Canadian Finalist in E-inclusion category for World Summit Awards (for Aprompt) 2007 and 2008 IBM Faculty Award 2009 IEEE TIC-STH 2009 Best Paper Award for paper entitled "The Value of the Unpopular" 2012 Canada’s Top 45 over 45, ZoomerMedia, Recognizing Canadians who have made a difference to Canada 2013 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 1906 Award 2013 The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2014 Lieutenant Governor’s Community Volunteer Award 2022 Women in AI Awards: AI for Good - DEI AI Leader of the Year Advisory roles Expert Member, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Member, Advisory Board, Canadian Human Rights Museum Member, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, (AODA), Advisory Council Co-director, Raising the Floor International Board member, Broadcast Accessibility Fund (2012-) Board member, Sakai Foundation (2007-2011) Board member Lights, Camera Access! (2008-2010) Board member OpenCast (2009-2010) Board member CollectionSpace (2008-) Board member Decapod (2008-) Board Chair Fluid Engage (2008-) Board Chair Fluid (2006-) Project Editor, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 on Education Learning and Training IMS Global Learning Consortium – Accessibility Working group Chair W3C ATAG (Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines) W3C WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) Coordination group member Access to Academic Materials for Print-Disabled Post-Secondary Students: A Partnership of Users and Service Providers, NEADS, Steering Committee Eduspecs, Industry Canada, Canadian E-learning specifications panel Pathways and Clusters Consulting Expert, HRDC Spectrum Advisory Panel on Common Look and Feel, Industry Canada Treasury Board Secretariat, Consultant on Inclusive Information Architecture and the Federated Architecture Advisor on Accessibility, MIT Physics Dept., Distance Education Project Advisor, PEARL Project, Open University, UK Member, Trace Centre, Advisory Panel, University of Wisconsin Member, Texas Task Force on Accessible Textbooks Expert Witness, Australian Human Rights Commission Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission expert witness and technical expert Accessibility hearings Net Neutrality hearings Expert Witness Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Challenge EU4All advisory panel OECD consultant