Cast Too Wide a Net and Valuable Fish will Slip Through
As any angler worth his or her salt knows, if you’re not using the right bait and equipment, it’s far more difficult to catch fish. And, when it comes…
A PSA on Creating Accessible PDFs
In a recent blog post, I discussed how CAPTCHA accessibility is the number-one accessibility issue faced by blind computer users. However, a close…
AODA and You: What is Accessibility?
Deadlines and fines for lack of compliance can be scary things, especially when we’re hanging around in Acronym Land. In this post we hope to show…
AODA 2021 -- A Roadmap and Tools for Accessibility Compliance
Yo, man, there’s a lot of (organizations) out there flakin’ and perpetratin’ but scared to kick (accessibility) reality. “Jay, you’ve been doin’ all…
Kicking Off a Month of Accessibility By Putting Ability First
For a few years now, Digital Echidna has put accessibility at the fore of everything it does. And with the Ability First Champion Awards less than a…
Has Social Media Ruined Our Social Skills?
In October of 2009, Soren Gordhamer, blogged on Mashable.com “ The 5 Ways in Which Social Media has changed our Daily Lives”. Particularly of interest…
The Importance of Applying Accessibility
I've written before about the importance of making material about accessibility accessible. I thought it might just apply to articles. Alas, there are…
A Primer on Accessible PDFs
When it comes to web content, one of the biggest questions we get from our clients is, “How do we make our PDFs accessible?” After all, PDFs are…
Interpreting Your Accessibility Scan
We all want validation. Whether it’s a numeric grade, a hearty thumbs-up, or a big green checkmark. This is especially important when you’ve got a…
Our Roots Extend Beyond the Forest City
At Digital Echidna, we want to use our knowledge and expertise to make a difference. As you’ve often heard my colleagues here say, the open-source…