Observations from my First Hackathon
Hackathons. These marathon computer-programming competitions generally involve spending the day (or days) with strangers, forming teams around a…
Coming Through in the “Clutch” -- Three Ways We Strive for Continuous Improvement
Part of knowing where you’re going is understanding where you’ve been. At Digital Echidna, we feel a project launch is just a milestone in a much…
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…
Everything Old Needs New Again
On a day where we welcome students from Fanshawe College for a tour of our facilities and a little chatting about the future, it's the ideal time to…
What It's Like Being an Echidna
Are you wondering what it is like to work at Echidna? Maybe you are interested in joining our team or you know someone who would be a great fit…
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…
The Human Touch - The Value of Face-to-Face Communication
Will the Singularity ever occur and mark the rise of our robot overlords? It's possible, I guess, but for as much as technology brings to the world…
App Shows Potential of Braille in the Digital World
While most of the technical innovations that have had a profound impact on my life have been hardware-based, imagine my excitement when my newest…
DrupalCon North America 2021
What is DrupalCon North America? Celebrating the open-source Drupal content management system, DrupalCon North America is a highly anticipated annual…
Accessibility and the Charter - 35 Years Later are We Walking the Talk?
A guarantee means nothing if you don't have the will to sustain it. And while today marks a significant anniversary in our country's history, it…