Ask Echidna: Delivering Bad News
From the Ask Echidna mailbag we received this question from Ben A., "Is there a good way to deliver bad news in business?" It's an important question…
Celebrating Canada
Happy Canada Day everyone! The Echidna office will be shut down tomorrow and hopefully most of you will be out enjoying the festivities (or just…
AODA Uncertainty Leaves Companies Asking, 'What's Next?'
With the Jan. 1, 2021 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act deadline for website compliance fast approaching, there are many questions…
Clear Communication, Eliminating Jargon Lets Your Message Hit the Button
Knowing the right words and knowing the right words to use are completely different things -- and understanding the difference can help you hammer…
Getting a Move On With Accessible Spaces
Our recent move has highlighted for me the benefits of accessible spaces, and the added benefits of thinking accessible, that make a new space a…
Social Websites
Interactive websites. Social websites. Websites as a communication tool. More and more we’re hearing these phrases and wondering “ what do they mean?”…
Five Reasons Why You Should Go to a Drupal Camp
This past weekend, I attended DrupalCamp New Jersey. With other Echidnas heading to Florida in a week's time, I thought I'd take the opportunity to…
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…
The Benefits of Open-Source? It's Right There in Black and White (House)
Looking for validation that open-source is the way of the future? Look no further than our neighbours south of the 49th as the White House reaffirmed…
Accessibility Can’t Just be Lip Service; Words Must Have Weight
They’re nice words -- but you may hear an echo if you say them because too often they ring hollow in our society. Today is the International Day of…