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…
AODA and You: First-Hand Answers to Who and Why?
To paraphrase Wilford Brimley, the best reason to ensure your Web site is accessible is simple: “ It’s the right thing to do.” But if you're a…
Don't Cheapen Accessibility. Make it Mainstream
In the final days of the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto and surrounding area, organizers began selling tickets for $5, with the hopes of selling out…
We Shouldn’t Need to be Told Accessibility is Just Good Business
Focusing on accessibility isn’t something we should need to be told to do -- after all, it’s just good business. I guess you could look at the recent…
We Shone the Spotlight on Accessibility; Now Let's Keep it in Permanent Focus
So while we may wrap up our month-long (with a few extra bonus days) blog focus on accessibility, that doesn't mean the issue shouldn't remain top of…
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…
Putting the Focus on Your End User
We have a simple adage when it comes to understanding customer needs, desires, and challenges – if you want to know what they want, just ask. Yet too…
Connecting the Dots: Braille in the Digital Age
Remember when the idea of a paperless office was a thing? No one would need hard copies of anything: computers and digital technology would supplant…
Accessibility Policy
INTRODUCTION Northern Commerce Inc. (Northern) is committed to working towards full compliance with current standards of the Integrated Accessibility…
Digital Echidna Receives David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Digital Echidna is proud to announce that it has received the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility. Digital Echidna’s content…