Thank You

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Thank you. Those two words carry so much weight for all of us at Digital Echidna tonight. Earlier this evening, we were named the winner of the Corporate Social… Read more

Guidelines on Guidelines - Official Does Not Have to Be Ostentatious

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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 business speak only… Read more

Can We Fake Authenticity?

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Success in social media -- and, really, in all business-related actions -- comes from being true to who you are. But sometimes that seemingly clear delineation can be blurred… Read more

Subtle Exposure: Making Accessibility Mainstream

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Making one's business or organization accessible to customers, employees, and others is essential -- but that accessibility needs to come through in a natural way. To me, the… Read more

Make Sure Your Site is Mobile to Move Your Business Forward

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Is your site taking your business as far as it should? Without a mobile-friendly site, you may not only find yourself stuck in neutral, but -- as of Apr. 21, 2015 -- you… Read more

A PSA on Creating Accessible PDFs

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In a recent blog post, I discussed how CAPTCHA accessibility is the number-one accessibility issue faced by blind computer users. However, a close second to that is the… Read more

Investing in Excellence Puts London on Drupal Map

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Top 15? We'll take it! Because, when it comes to Drupal, we're committed to being the best -- and seeing the Digital Echidna name amongst the globe's top-15 Drupal 8 commit… Read more

CSUN Rises in San Diego, Shining Light on Accessibility

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This week would have been a great time to be in San Diego, CA. It's not just for the weather – though 13 to 21 degrees Celcius and sunshine sounds glorious given our winter… Read more

Don't Panic - The Truth of Why You Don't Have 1.1 Million New Reasons to Fear CASL

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Fearing you've now got 1.1 million reasons to fear CASL? Here's the truth -- don't panic. And get the whole story. Even though some of the less-scrupulous out there will now… Read more

Ensure Your Presentation Complements - Not Competes With - Your Message

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When you want to deliver your message, make sure you're thinking of the entire presentation. It's not just the message that matters, but the packaging around it counts as… Read more

Not So Black and White - Or Black and Blue or White and Gold

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Is it blue and black or is it white and gold? The answer doesn't matter; the fact that the question exists at all is fascinating and something to keep in mind with your… Read more

Discourage Bots Not Humans - CAPTCHA Challenges to Accessibility

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The Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart – otherwise known as CAPTCHA – is the bane of my online existence. This is not to say I object… Read more