Digital Banking

TD Bank intros accessibility tool

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October 11, 2023

TD Bank Group recently introduced its Accessibility Adapter for free, which provides reading guides, adjustable font size, dark mode, dyslexia-friendly font and monochrome mode for websites, according to a press release.

"At TD, inclusion is part of our DNA — it's infused in how we work, how we support our customers and it's fundamental in how we innovate," Rizwan Khalfan, chief digital and payments officer, TD Bank Group, said in the release. "We hope that by offering this tool in the public domain we can support communities and organizations outside of the bank to drive further inclusion in their online experiences."

Users can download this tool on the Chrome Web Store and activate it as an extension on the browser.

"We know that while roughly one in four adults in the U.S. and one in five in Canada have some type of disability; oftentimes there is a stigma that comes from saying 'I have an accessibility need,'" Samantha Estoesta, product manager of social innovation specialization at TD, said in the release. "Our goal with the Adapter was to be able to provide an accessible online experience designed with inclusion in mind. We've seen a resoundingly positive response from teams across the bank — even from those without a diagnosed disability — and I'm thrilled that by opening access to the tool beyond TD, we can help to further drive inclusion."