A Day in the Life - An All-Too-True Hypothetical Look at Accessibility
Let’s take a journey on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day in the hope that we can all see that less can be so much more. Let’s look over the…
National AccessAbility Week - Recognition, Celebration, leading to Action
Today marks the start of National AccessAbility Week. It’s billed as “a time for Canadians to promote inclusion and accessibility in our communities…
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…
When it Comes to Web Standards and Accessibility, Being Blue is a Great Thing
If you’ve noticed your social feeds are turning blue, it’s got nothing to do with the November blahs and everything about supporting blue beanie day…
Prioritizing One Group Over Another is Bad Accessibility
I seldom appreciate the thought of someone else making decisions on my behalf. But this is particularly concerning when these decisions relate to…
Putting the Action Back in Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Thursday, May 18, 2023 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, but at this point, it may be worthwhile to retronym GAAD to Global Accessibility Action…
Headphone Change Could Leave Adaptive Tech Users Feeling Unplugged
For most people, 3.5 mm is an insignificant distance. But for users of adaptive technology it might prove to be a bit too far of a gap to bridge…
Eleven Steps to Help You Effectively Address and Resolve Online Accessibility Issues
While productive communication is a two-way street, the path can sometimes get rough – especially when you're dealing with potentially contentious…
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…
What Can You Do, Not How Can You Fit -- the True Focus of Accessibility
Accessibility isn’t about making people fit into one world, but rather working together to ensure that all barriers are reduced enabling everyone to…