Accessibility and Everyday Emergencies
When time is of the essence, it's important to ensure that essential interactions are available -- an issue that people with accessibility challenges…
Artistic Lessons Apply No Matter What the Audience, Organization
Everyone is unique, obviously, but when it comes to facing challenges, we often have markedly similar needs, expectations, and goals. From arts to…
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…
All the World's a Stage - Messaging Lessons from Home County
It was a beautiful, sunny weekend here in London, ON. The perfect kind of weekend to go strolling in a park and maybe listen to a little music…
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…
Our EOS Journey To Date: 5 Things To Know
Last week, the management team participated in their last EOS® planning session, thus ending our two year engagement with implementer, Preston True…
The 411 on Getting Echidna to Booth 210 in Nashville
If you’ve ever been to a trade show or a convention, you’ve likely had to walk a gauntlet of vendor booths. Perfectly aligned swag, banners attached…
Remote Control: Helping Employees Feel Included, No Matter Where they Are
From a practical point of view, offering workers the ability to work remotely (or from home) can solve a lot of problems. For people with disabilities…
The Opportunity for Women in STEM - How We Can Eliminate Barriers
The key to taking advantage of an opportunity is to be aware that the opportunity exists. If you don’t see it, it can be a challenge to be it, which…
Dress for Success -- The Politics of Wearing the Right Message
The message is the most important part of your business communications, but how you deliver it can either amplify it or obscure it. Yesterday, I…