Questioning the Census -- Mandatory Accessibility Mandates Clarity
When completion is mandatory, so too must accessibility be mandatory. Fortunately this was true of the mandatory Canadian census released this month -…
Promoting Understanding, Not Fear, Is key to Accessibility Awareness
In the world of disability awareness campaigns, the end don't always justify the means. The latest disability faux pas arrived in the form of a…
Summer Means Echidnas Having Good Times for Great Causes
So we may not be your typical group of Echidnas ( which is actually called a Parade, but I digress). Generally, Echidnas “are very solitary animals,”…
Why Are My Emails Going to Spam: A Guide to Staying in the Inbox
At the bottom of all email strategies, before conversions, opens, and clicks, lies one simple goal – actually making it into the subscriber’s inbox…
Your Chance to Learn to Code with Drupal with Digital Echidna and Ladies Learning Code
We talk a lot about Drupal here at Digital Echidna. As London's only Drupal-exclusive development firm, we have been specializing in the Drupal…
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…
AODA -- Halfway There but Not Actually Halfway There
One of my favourite sports quotes cam during the 2014 NBA draft, when the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo with their first-round selection. To…
Understanding Fandom the First Step in Cultivating Fans
To reach your goals, you need to have fans. But to get fans, you need to understand the nature and causes of fandom. The NHL season kicked off…
Echidnas are Florida Bound for DrupalCamp
While many Canadians may be in the midst of the February blahs, a handful of Echidnas will be leaving the snow/rain/snow/rain behind later this week…
Facing WCAG 2.1 Compliance? Your Guide to Meeting Accessibility Standards
Author Jay Ménard Sometimes, when the future looks uncertain, it pays to look to the past for guidance. For many public sector institutions in the…