Opening the Book on Closed Captioning!
We've all heard it: "Closed captioning for this program is brought to you by Company X" but have we thought what captioning truly means and what it…
Digital Echidna Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada
Canadian Business and Maclean’s released its 2019 Growth 500 list today, and we’re proud to announce that Digital Echidna has made the list for the…
When I Upgraded To Drupal 8, This Happened
Years ago when I first started working at Digital Echidna, we updated this stand-alone blog site, Thoughts On All Things Digital, to Drupal 8 from an…
Shining a Light on Accessibility - The Importance of Being 'Seen'
"I want to be seen in a positive light, rather than not seen at all. I want to be seen as a contributor and I want to be seen for my potential." It…
The Summer Continues - And So Do Our Good Times for Great Causes!
Has it only been a month? Back in June we talked about some of the exciting activities we were undertaking, all for good causes. And, here were are…
Quality, Not Quantity, Should be the Focus
I still blame high school English teachers. Despite our societal move towards quick, easily digestible, and readily accessible content structures…
Drupal – No One-Size-Fits All Approach to Growing, Learning
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending MidCamp – a Drupal event that ran from Mar. 28-30th in Chicago. I've had the good fortune over the…
Why Drupal is the Best Content Management System for Higher Education Websites
Managing a university or college’s entire web presence, website content, and website compliance with standards and accessibility across an entire…
We Have the Power -- and Responsibility -- to Ensure the Web We’ve Always Wanted is Open to All
We can create the web we want -- but, to quote Stan Lee, with great power comes great responsibility. It’s one thing to create the web in our own…
Observations from my First Hackathon
Hackathons. These marathon computer-programming competitions generally involve spending the day (or days) with strangers, forming teams around a…