The ABCs of WCAG – Mapping Out an Accessible Future
For anyone who has been working in the digital accessibility field, sometimes it can feel like being lost in an alphanumeric soup! And for those of us…
Winning Web Solutions Requires a Team Effort
This evening, the Echidna team will be gathering together in a private box to watch our junior hockey team. It’s a great opportunity to leave the shop…
Everything Old is Marketed as New Again
Music, fashion, fad diets – and marketing strategies -- they all come around over and over again. With students returning to school this week, it's…
The Five Ps to Put Higher Ed Enrollment on a Pathway to Success
With over a decade of experience, with over 50 post-secondary institutions, Northern knows the five key things you need to focus on to attract…
Three Social Trends; Three Valuable Lessons
OK, we are officially in 2017 now, but it still feels right to look back on the 2016 that was and continue our review of the past year -- and the…
Accessibility Matters - Educational Back-Up Plans
It seems hard to believe, but we just past Labour Day and school at all levels is upon us. The beginning of school is an exciting time for students of…
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…
By Air, Ground or Sea: Key to Accessible Travel is Knowledge
The adage “expect the best and prepare for the worst” is a truism in accessibility, particularly in a hypothetically jurisdictionally-confused, stress…
A Not-By-The-Book Guide to Copywriting and Editing
I firmly believe that if you want to improve your writing and editing skills, you have to take a not-by-the-book approach to skills development…
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…