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Cognitive accessibility accelerated.

Championing equity and inclusion?

Collaborate with the largest, most neurodiverse and multilingual team of cognitive accessibility experts in Canada. Led by globally recognized neuroinclusive R&D authorities.

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Inclusive by Design

There’s no substitute for lived experience.

People think and understand the world around us differently, but products, services and the built environment are designed for those who we perceive as typical. We’re ending this disparity, by making people with a range of cognitive abilities part of the solution.

We bring persons with a range of cognitive abilities together with researchers and accessibility specialists, combining their knowledge and lived experience to test, improve and assure cognitive accessibility in products, services, experiences and the built environment.

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Stop Guessing

Trust our integrated team of Cognitive Accessibility Advisors and Accessibility Specialists to assure your products, services, environments and experiences are accessible by people with cognitive disabilities.

Leading Cognitive Accessibility Experts

Lived experience meets world-class expertise.

Facilitated Co-Creation

Our expert-facilitated access to advisors with lived experience assures seamless collaboration and maximum accessibility.

Unmatched Experience

Our award-winning inclusive research experts have decades of experience working with neurodivergent persons.

Renowned Expertise

Led by internationally recognized authorities on cognitive disabilities and inclusive research, design and development.

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Our Services

Custom Cognitive Accessibility Solutions

Helping make products, services, environments and workforces more equitable and inclusive.

Accessibility Education & Training

Designed and delivered by word-leading Canadian experts on cognitive accessibility.

Inclusive Research & Development

Expert-facilitated, ethical involvement of neurodivergent persons with lived experience.

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How It Works

1 Collaborate

We unite your stakeholders with our team of accessibility experts and advisors of all cognitive abilities to co-create desired outcomes.

2 Test

We lead real-world accessibility testing and research with real human beings of varying cognitive abilities.

3 Implement

Our expert team will oversee the execution and implementation of solutions to ensure maximum accessibility for all.

Testimonials

We have been working with Open for over a year and it has been a pleasure; Open offers a professional, fast, efficient, detailed, and conscientious path to engaging neurodiverse communities as advisors for corporate related accessibility projects.

Nadia Hamilton, CEO, Magnusmode

We work with Open in order to develop a cognitively accessible medication management application. They provided us with a wealth of expertise regarding cognitive disabilities and accessibility while ensuring we received input directly from persons with cognitive disabilities.

Dinis Cabral, CEO, JLG Health Solutions

It is always a pleasure to work with you and your students! They were quite remarkable throughout the process. They were available, accessible and certainly their report today was spot on.

Caroline Granger, Director, Valor & Solutions

Our work with Open has led to meaningful improvements in accessibility. Their process identified unintentional barriers in our materials, and the revisions have made our resources more effective for individuals with diverse cognitive needs.

Lynn Martin, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University

Thank you for helping make SCERN a success! Based on your feedback, we have made a number of improvements.

Christopher Macdonald Hewitt, Ph.D.