Accessibility and the User Experience - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Where does user experience ends and accessibility begin? Aren't they two sides of the same coin? And, if so, how and when should both be incorporated…
Experiencing the Web as a Near Totally Blind User - First-Hand Accessibility Part I
I've talked in detail about specific accessibility improvements that affect me directly as a blind computer user. In a new series that I'm starting…
Discourage Bots Not Humans - CAPTCHA Challenges to Accessibility
The Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart – otherwise known as CAPTCHA – is the bane of my online existence. This…
A New Appreciation for Accessibility
We don’t do this often, but I am going to get personal with this blog post. For the last four years I have been living with an eye disease called…
Take Time This Week to Increase Your Accessibility Awareness
Interested in helping further the accessibility cause? Thanks to the Global Accessibility Awareness Day festivities, you can start taking your first…
Explode Conference: A Spark to Fuel the Fires of Creativity and Innovation
Next week, Fanshawe College's Centre for Digital and Performing Arts will be hosting the two-day Explode Code event. It's described as "a celebration…
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…
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…
Kekkou Desu Mr. Roboto - The Perils Of Content Automation
One of the goals of any social media/communications strategy is to actively and rapidly engage with your customer base when they reach out to you. But…
A Structural Model for Effective Anonymous Commentary
Just how open should open comments be? And at what point does comment become unfair? Since the Internet is extremely Id-focused, there's nothing wrong…