Digital Echidna will be attending Islandoracon 2017 in Hamilton, ON from May 15-19th. As we prepare, we’re pleased to present part two of a three-part…

A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…

Just over a year ago, I wrote about the importance of having accessible options for service providers when persons with disabilities aren’t able to…

While nobody knows your business better than yourself, exclusively looking inwards can restrict your ability to grow. A couple of Echidnas were at…

A tablet billed as "the iPad for the blind" featuring liquid-bubble Braille output is intriguing, but is it appealing to a niche that may not be there…

"The barriers I face as a blind person can be eliminated by changes to the environment." Those were the words of Jim Sanders, former CNIB president…

On this Canada Day, now, more than ever, we find ourselves at a crossroads about what it means to be Canadian, as we celebrate the 153rd anniversary…

You may not know that Labour Day is a Canadian-derived holiday. Sure, the U.S. made it an official holiday in 1892, while Canada took a couple more…

Content, connections, commerce ( where have I heard that before?) -- those are the three Cs of social media interaction. If you want people to read…

In the oh-so loved world of sports, a hot topic these days is how teams, coaches and players can connect with their fan-base using social media…