Virtual DrupalCon, the Driesnote, and the Power of Easy
Last month was the first virtual DrupalCon. There was trepidation about how well the community’s signature event would translate to the virtual space…
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…
Digital Echidna’s President Nominated for IABC Outstanding Communicator Award
First off, I want to say how honoured and humbled I am to be nominated for the 2017 Outstanding Communicator Award, to be handed out tonight by the…
Capitalizing on an Amazing Event: Drupal North 2017
Later this week, Drupal North kicks off at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. As an Echidna myself, I'm thrilled to be hosting -- amongst Drupal…
Digital Echidna: Fostering a Culture of Caring
What is corporate culture? Is it something that’s implemented from the top down, mandated by mission and vision statements? Or is it something that…
Learning to Sprint with Drupal
Before you can effectively sprint, you need to learn how to walk and then run. Fortunately for Londoners interested in the Drupal content management…
Drilling Into the Importance of Client Education for UX and Content
Recently, I was under the lights at my dentist’s office. Maybe it was the hypnotic hum of the drill, maybe it was the influence of freezing, but our…
Hammering Away with the Wrong Communications Tool? That's as Effective as Banging Your Head Against the Wall.
Maslow's hammer states that when all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail. It's a concept we often see in communications, but…
Full Accessibility in Ontario? It's Going to Take a Lot of (Already Delayed) Work
The impending arrival of a key deadline for Ontario's Accessible Employment Standard offers us a perfect opportunity to remember that if we want to…