An Introduction to Sarah, Echidna's Accessibility Consultant
My colleague Jay Menard has written several great posts on website accessibility and the AODA in particular. He has covered why compliance is…
WatITis About Learning, Collaboration, and Opportunity
What it is is an opportunity. What it is is a chance to learn. What it is is a chance to meet some of the top information technology leaders in their…
Digital Echidna Receives David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Digital Echidna is proud to announce that it has received the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility. Digital Echidna’s content…
Helping Opportunity’s Knock Be Heard by All
There are a tonne of quotes relating to “opportunity” knocking. Many of them focus on responding to its call, seizing the day, and responding. But, if…
The Value of Klout -- Digital Echidna Head2Head
At Digital Echidna, we all work together – with our clients – to find the best business solutions for their particular needs. There is no one-size…
Key Non-Visual Signs for Visually Impaired Online Navigators
Following Jay's post, I've been thinking a lot about what "sign posts" I use to find my way around a site. In the "real world," I use cardinal…
From AI to Accessibility: Reflections from the Higher Education Conference Circuit
Author Jay Ménard One of the great things about travel is the understanding that, while we may come from different backgrounds and have different…
You Can Hit a Home Run Even with Your Most Venomous Critic
It is the iconic Canadian band Sloan that sings, "It's not the band I hate, it's their fans." I was reminded of that line this weekend attending a…
Catchy Content? No Magic Formula But Common Elements
"OK. [OK]. Blue Jays. [Blue Jays]. Let's [Let's]. Play. [Play]. Ball." If you're in Southwestern Ontario like us (or, basically, anywhere in Canada)…
Being SMART About Networking Gets Results
Today Echidna’s director of development, Yan Zhang, and I are attending Western University’s Computer Science Breakfast. But we want to do more than…