AODA at 10 - Slow Progress, Questionable Buy-In
A couple of weeks ago, Jay looked at where we are halfway to the 2025 goal set by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). He…
Stylebot Me! (and Web Accessibility)
I recently read an article on Mashable.com talking about “Stylebot”. Stylebot is an extension of Google’s browser, Chrome, and allows you to access…
Subtle Exposure: Making Accessibility Mainstream
Making one's business or organization accessible to customers, employees, and others is essential -- but that accessibility needs to come through in a…
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…
Take a Look in the Mirror ...
Last week the Echidna team had a chance to break away from the office and do some brainstorming/soul searching about the future direction of our…
The Open Source Way
“The Open Source Way” is a new concept for the majority of the corporate world. Prior to the “open source idea”, business processes, ideas and…
Be True to Yourself and Do it for the Right Reasons - Making CSR a Part of Your Business
Be true to yourself and do it for the right reasons -- no matter whether you’re talking corporately or privately, it’s important to adhere to those…
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…
Lessons From Waverley Retirees' Conquering of New Media
The "G"-Unit are at it again. No, not the Queens-based hip-hop crew, but rather the geriatric dancers in London's Waverley retirement residence who…