Who we are
An experience-led, community-driven training and education company who wants to help you achieve your big goals and actually build new skills while you’re learning.
Who we serve
We serve the difference-makers. The people who know building digital accessibility skills helps them be more innovative, design for inclusion and deliver meaningful customer experiences.
What we stand for
We believe in listening, paying attention and affecting meaningful change. We design for conversation.
We stand with all racialized, disabled and 2SLGBTQ2IA+ communities, and we’re committed to creating safe spaces where we can all thrive.
Our team
Kelly Thibodeau, Founder and President
Kelly’s lived experience as the daughter of a disabled mom is the driving force behind her passion for accessible marketing and communications.
She’s on a mission to humanize accessibility and bust through the myth that it’s boring, technical and complicated by combining her background in user-centred design with her expertise in digital accessibility to launch bespoke courses to over 150 professionals from across Canada and around the world.
Kelly is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies with the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.
She’s a Board member with Level It Up, a nonprofit dedicated to finding meaningful work for people on the autism spectrum and she’s on the National Advisory Committee for Partners for Planning, a nonprofit that empowers people with disabilities and their families to create meaningful lives and secure futures, firmly rooted in community.
Lindsay Moore, Project Manager
Lindsay has supported organizations and creative teams in achieving their goals and simplifying their work for over a decade, often wearing many hats—from project coordinator to communications specialist.
With a Master of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba and Prince2 certification in project management, she combines academic expertise with hands-on experience. Her versatile skill set—spanning project management, content development, and quality assurance—allows her to adapt to each client’s unique needs.
Yemilo Audu, Operations Coordinator
Yemilo designs and builds the structure behind sessions, trainings and programs so they work in practice, not just on paper. The focus is on flow, timing, engagement, accessibility, and delivery tools that support the people running the session.
Yemilo brings systems thinking, accessibility expertise, and a background in sociology and psychology to this work. That combination allows her to identify gaps quickly and design experiences grounded in how people actually move, listen, and engage.
The result is clear, operational experiences that reduce friction for facilitators and help teams deliver with confidence.
Our instructors
Andreea Demirgian, Instructor
Andreea is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies and has over 8 years of experience advancing digital accessibility.
She specializes in creating inclusive digital experiences and educating others on accessibility best practices.
She is a passionate advocate for inclusivity, teaching accessibility principles to design professionals and guiding organizations toward compliance with accessibility legislation.
Ashleigh Lodge, Instructor
Ashleigh is a vocal advocate for accessibility and inclusive design, working to make digital websites, apps and products more accessible to users of all types and abilities.
Her journey into the world of digital accessibility started with a fibromyalgia diagnosis in 2010 and has continued ever since. Ashleigh is on the board of Level It Up, an organization that supports autistic job seekers in finding STEAM roles and careers. While always a worthwhile cause, her support for Level It Up has become more personal recently, after being diagnosed with autism and ADHD (AuDHD) herself.
She has spoken about accessibility to a variety of audiences, including at Prairie Dev Con, Confoo, CreativeMornings Winnipeg, and at TedxWinnipeg 2019, where she brought the idea and foundations of digital accessibility to an audience of nearly 700 Winnipeggers.
Ashleigh has also published articles on digital accessibility in Code Magazine, and an article on including accessibility in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives for the Learning Guild.
Laura Kloepfer, Instructor
Laura is an award-winning freelance creative strategist who excels at hatching holistic plans for businesses who want to be memorable and look damn good in a sea of competition.
With 10+ years experience in marketing, she aims to find the best opportunity to engage audiences and make the biggest impact possible for your brand.
Laura has been an instructor with the University of Winnipeg.
Our values
Connection
We believe that true connection starts with empathy by listening to understand, and then by asking “what if there’s a different way?”
Freedom
We believe in the freedom to redefine what it means to be inclusive and to redesign the dialogue.
Curiosity
We believe that curiosity can affect real, measurable change that transforms relationships.
Creativity
We believe that creative constraints result in richer, more inclusive and accessible experiences that are better for everyone.
Our memberships
International Association of Accessibility Professionals
Squarely Accessible is a member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), a global association of organizations and professionals that have joined together to define, promote, and improve the accessibility of services, products, and environments for people with disabilities.
