AODA 2021 -- What You Need to Know Now, Four Months Away from the Deadline
OK. I’ll admit it. In my last post, I was less than complimentary of the whole AODA 2021 deadline and how seriously people were taking it. And while I…
AODA 2021 -- A Roadmap and Tools for Accessibility Compliance
Yo, man, there’s a lot of (organizations) out there flakin’ and perpetratin’ but scared to kick (accessibility) reality. “Jay, you’ve been doin’ all…
How to Boost Video Engagement: A 10 Step Guide
The days of relying on large screens for video content are over. We’ve entered the age of the mobile video. Internet users are watching video via…
How to Identify Yourself – Canada’s Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
Are you who you say you are? Are you promising what you're delivering? Are you using the ol' bait-and-switch to get "consent" under false pretences…
Performance Branding: What It Is and How to Get it Right.
Gone are the days of laborious decision-making to determine where to focus ad spend. Finding the balance between direct response (DR) sales activation…
Open Source, the Humanities, and the Future -- Part Three of Our Talk with Susan Brown
In parts one and two of our interview with CWRC project lead Susan Brown, we've talked about establishing the need for Islandora, and why the project…
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…
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…
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…