Can Business Be Humble and Promotional at the Same Time?
True humility is hard to find these days. But when you find a package that combines talent, intelligence, and performance, but is actually wrapped up…
Ask Echidna -- The Way We Do the Things We Do
We've received another batch of questions for today's Ask Echidna, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to answer some of the frequently asked…
The Early Days of Islandora - Part One of An Interview with Founder Mark Leggott
Islandora is an open-source software framework designed to help institutions, organizations, and their audiences collaborative manage and discover…
Accessible Hiring: Right Idea; Historically Wrong Approach
Today marks the end of Disability Employment Awareness Month. And as much as Digital Echidna as a company and I, individually, are strongly involved…
We Have the Will to Give; Resolve to Do Something
Supporting your community can be easy -- where it becomes hard is when we overthink things. But there’s always hope because, once you get involved, it…
How to Contribute to Drupal: Module Maintenance
In the open-source community, we would be nowhere without the dedication of the numerous volunteers that maintain contributed modules and themes. When…
AODA - Less Confusion, More Community
Twelve years in and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act still serves to confuse and confound many people. Where do I start? Will I be…
Open Source, Open Science, Open Data, and the Future: Part Three of an Interview with Mark Leggott
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 Fate Worse than Death? Conquering Public Speaking at Camps, Conventions
Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a number of events. Some, I've been just an attendee, soaking up the information as it's presented…
Some "Friendly" Advice About Accessibility and Inclusion
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…