Preventative Medicine: Upgrading Your Health Care Website from Drupal 7 to 8
With the Drupal 9 launch date fast approaching, many organizations have asked whether they should upgrade to Drupal 8 now or wait and start fresh with…
UX for Health Care Websites: Putting the patient first
Every organization has a story to tell. Hospitals bring something particularly inspirational to the table. However, there’s a fine line between…
Tips to Ensure Your Advertising (or Campaign) Sign Doesn’t Effectively Say “Stop”
It’s election season in our hometown of London, ON -- actually, it’s been election season since May 9th (we just seem to go from one [provincial] to…
Window-Eyes' Shutting Causes Challenges, Changes for Users
Last week marked the end of a long-standing text-to-speech engine, Window-Eyes. More than two decades after its creation, this commercial screen…
To Use Image Links, or Not to Use Image Links...
Successful websites have a logical navigation that allows users to quickly and easily find the information they are looking for. Usability, design and…
The ABCs (and D) of AODA Compliance with a 2021 Deadline Approaching
It seemed like ages ago that I wrote the first of a four-part series on AODA compliance from a web perspective. This piece, published on March 20…
An Engaging Site Leads to an Award Nomination
Earlier this week, Digital Echidna was named a finalist in the 2017 Acquia Engage Awards for its work on the SUNY Oneonta website. In total, over 200…
AODA and You: Alphabet Soup -- WCAG 2.0 A or AA?
A is the best you can do right? Or is it AA? What does WCAG 2.0 mean again? And what do I really need to do by Jan. 1, 2014 – if anything? What’s the…
Why Support Level Agreements Can Help Insure Your Website’s Future
There’s an old adage that says something to the effect of, “you don’t need insurance… until you need it.” Whether it’s home or renter’s, auto, or life…