Accessible Hiring: Right Idea; Historically Wrong Approach
Today marks the end of Disability Employment Awareness Month. And as much as Digital Echidna as a company and I, individually, are strongly involved…
University of British Columbia, Integrated Learning
The CMS supporting the university's website was near end-of-life. Its lack of a modern digital toolset became a noticeable impediment to learning success.
Real Talk on Plain Language
Why does plain language matter? Especially in Canada where we have such a high literacy rate, doesn’t everyone know how to read and comprehend content…
Guidelines on Guidelines - Official Does Not Have to Be Ostentatious
Does a document have to be weighty to carry weight? Does the more syllables used in a word add more gravitas to the statement? Or is an abundance of…
Great Interview + Bad Facebook Profile = NOT HIRED!
After getting past the resume and interview stages some employers are not hiring potential employees because of their online social media profiles…
A Look Back at Drupal MidCamp
Last week Andrew wrote about how Echidna was all-in for Drupal MidCamp in Chicago, IL. Today, Fatima Khalid shares her impressions of the trip, the…
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 -…