Islandora Membership Continues our Investment in Open-Source
Digital Echidna is happy to announce that we have become a proud Member of the Islandora Foundation. As you may know, Digital Echidna has long been a…
Teaching Accessibility from the Ground Up
Awareness is the first step. Application and acceptance as the status quo is the ultimate goal. Some major companies in the technology industry are…
National AccessAbility Week - Recognition, Celebration, leading to Action
Today marks the start of National AccessAbility Week. It’s billed as “a time for Canadians to promote inclusion and accessibility in our communities…
Are You Creating Unintentional Barriers to Accessible Employment?
I’m currently on the train, en route to Toronto to participate in a meeting of the Employers’ Partnership Table -- a group of various businesses and…
The ABCs of WCAG – Mapping Out an Accessible Future
For anyone who has been working in the digital accessibility field, sometimes it can feel like being lost in an alphanumeric soup! And for those of us…
Eleven Steps to Help You Effectively Address and Resolve Online Accessibility Issues
While productive communication is a two-way street, the path can sometimes get rough – especially when you're dealing with potentially contentious…
Laying the Groundwork for Accessible Employment - But You Can Get a Head Start
“Collectively, we started to change the face of disability employment in the province of Ontario.” I’m not one given to hyperbole, but this comment by…
Accessibility Matters - Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared in a disaster is essential for anyone, but having a disability means that particular considerations need to be made. Fortunately, there…
Accessibility and the Charter - 35 Years Later are We Walking the Talk?
A guarantee means nothing if you don't have the will to sustain it. And while today marks a significant anniversary in our country's history, it…
Prioritizing One Group Over Another is Bad Accessibility
I seldom appreciate the thought of someone else making decisions on my behalf. But this is particularly concerning when these decisions relate to…