Is New Always Better? Keeping Accessibility Simple
KISS -- 'Keep it simple, stupid' -- it's a well-known adage. And it's one that should be remembered when approaching accessibility. When considering…
Sessions, Sprints, Mentoring: Inside The DrupalCon Experience
I have been meaning to write this since returning from DrupalCon last week. For us in London Canada, Seattle is in not only a different country but a…
How Northern Became an Extension of the Team at Tompkins Cortland
Featured Guest: Steve Erwin UX/UI Web Lead, Tompkins Cortland Community College At DrupalCon earlier this year, we had a chance to chat with Steve…
Black Friday & Holiday Marketing: 12 High Impact eCommerce Strategies to Start Preparing Now
The question on everyone’s mind: “why am I reading about holiday marketing strategy when it’s still beach season out?” Because the time between now…
Improving Site Performance: A New Hope For Fast Sites
A slow site has negative impacts on search engine optimization, can increase bounce rate, and reduce site conversions. Taking a surgical approach and…
Headlining Reasons to Think Ability First
Last Friday morning, at the Ability First's Champion Awards breakfast, I was in the company of enlightened people. That might be a strong statement…
World Sight Day 2014 - A Vision We Can All Share
On this World Sight Day 2014, I'd like to reflect on the status of the blindness community as I see it. All opinions herein are my own and many of my…
Clever and Cool Does Not Exclude Cautious
The social media environment can be a tricky one to navigate for businesses. After all, you don't want to simply be seen as shoving your brand down…
Adopting open source in the transit and transportation industry
The fundamental building blocks of running an efficient and user-focused public transportation network and building a well-designed, effective, and…
The importance of human accessibility testing
It’s one thing to design with end users in mind. It’s equally important to ensure that all your primary audience has equitable access to that content…