The importance of voice search for university and college websites
Colleges and universities are creating new strategies to stabilize their web properties and implement solutions that support our tech-first way of…
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…
Developing Tools to Keep you Organized
“I’m really busy right now.” Or… “I’ll get to that when things slow down.” The thing is, things never really do slow down, do they? There may be odd…
Twitter’s Pinocchio Theory
The truth about how to build success with your social efforts is right under your nose. But if you ignore the Pinocchio Theory, it can be difficult to…
App Shows Potential of Braille in the Digital World
While most of the technical innovations that have had a profound impact on my life have been hardware-based, imagine my excitement when my newest…
Digital Echidna Wins Two Acquia Engage Awards For Excellence in Digital Experience Delivery
Media Release: Acquia Engage Awards Recognizes Excellence in Digital Experience Delivery [London, ON] – Nov. 5, 2019 – Digital Echidna wins rare…
How to Install the Snapchat Tracking Pixel on Shopify and Magento: A Step-By-Step Guide
With Snapchat’s release of its tracking pixel, what used to be a mere picture sharing app has evolved into a competitive performance advertising…
Removing Accessibility Barriers to Promote Independence and Inclusion
"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…
Window-Eyes' Shutting Causes Challenges, Changes for Users
Last week marked the end of a long-standing text-to-speech engine, Window-Eyes. More than two decades after its creation, this commercial screen…
Accessibility is About Independence, Not Dependence on Others
While it is unfortunate enough when a process is inaccessible, it is far more frustrating when those in charge of the process expect users with…