Questioning the Census -- Mandatory Accessibility Mandates Clarity
When completion is mandatory, so too must accessibility be mandatory. Fortunately this was true of the mandatory Canadian census released this month -…
Recognizing the Life We Want on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Tomorrow's arrival of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marks an ideal time for all of us to focus on celebrating our diversity…
The Year that Was in Drupal
When it came to technology, 2016 was a big year for Digital Echidna and the Drupal Content Management System. We're excited to take what we've learned…
Why Service Design is Critical for Public Sector Organizations
Author Titus Ferguson Senior Account Manager Service design is the practice of making a service feel like one coherent experience — across teams…
The Importance of Applying Accessibility
I've written before about the importance of making material about accessibility accessible. I thought it might just apply to articles. Alas, there are…
User Experience and Mass Transit Websites: Planning a Better Experience
So, how do you know if your transit site is any good? In the first part of our series we talked about the importance of open source - how open data…
Start Planning Now to Join Us for Drupal North in Toronto
Toronto in summer is a wonderful experience. It’s one of Canada’s most exciting cities and this year, from Aug. 10-12th, it will be hosting one of the…
Don't Cheapen Accessibility. Make it Mainstream
In the final days of the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto and surrounding area, organizers began selling tickets for $5, with the hopes of selling out…
Here Comes the Boom: Digital Echidna is a Certified Thunder Integrator
Publishers looking for a content management system that perfectly aligns with their needs, need now to look no further than Digital Echidna, now one…
Accessibility Matters - The Value of the Right Script
I am an advocate for accessible design by mainstream developers – I appreciate when everything I need works and is labelled nicely. But I've recently…