Capitalizing on an Amazing Event: Drupal North 2017
Later this week, Drupal North kicks off at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. As an Echidna myself, I'm thrilled to be hosting -- amongst Drupal…
Digital Echidna: Fostering a Culture of Caring
What is corporate culture? Is it something that’s implemented from the top down, mandated by mission and vision statements? Or is it something that…
Learning to Sprint with Drupal
Before you can effectively sprint, you need to learn how to walk and then run. Fortunately for Londoners interested in the Drupal content management…
Drilling Into the Importance of Client Education for UX and Content
Recently, I was under the lights at my dentist’s office. Maybe it was the hypnotic hum of the drill, maybe it was the influence of freezing, but our…
Hammering Away with the Wrong Communications Tool? That's as Effective as Banging Your Head Against the Wall.
Maslow's hammer states that when all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail. It's a concept we often see in communications, but…
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…
Accessibility is About Independence, Not Dependence on Others
While it is unfortunate enough when a process is inaccessible, it is far more frustrating when those in charge of the process expect users with…
Who, Not How Many, Should be the Real Question
Whenever we execute user testing, you want to get it right the first time. After all, testing takes time, resources, and effort. And by the time you…
The 5 Most Common Consent Compliance Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
Guest Author: Scotty Hagen Time and time again, I stumble into the same scenario when meeting with a client: most think they’ve got consent figured…