What European governments still are using legacy social media? mgifford.github.io/eu-plus-gove...

Available now. Today. “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech” Info: accessibilityethics.org Links to other sellers: adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-... (anchor) Add to your StoryGraph to-read pile: app.thestorygraph.com/books/42da2f... #DigitalAccessibilityEthics

I am thrilled to announce that I’ve contributed a chapter to the new book, Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Published earlier today! www.lflegal.com/book/digital... #DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Accessibility

New blog post: NHS Goes To War Against Open Source https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/nhs-goes-to-war-against-open-source/ The NHS is preparing to close nearly all of its Open Source repositories. Throughout my time working for the UK Government - in GDS, NHSX, i.AI, and others - I championed …

Congrats to @duaneobrien.bsky.social and @opensource.org! 👏

We are excited that CivicActioner Jonathan Bourland will be speaking at the Drupal AI Summit NYC 2026 on May 14th! We’re energized by the way our community continues to show up, share what’s working (and what’s not), and push Drupal AI forward together. 
🔗 new.drupal.org/ai/events/Dr...

ICYMI CivicActions was named one of the 7 Best Drupal Agencies for Government and Public Sector Websites (ADA & WCAG Compliant). Accessibility isn’t a final check—it’s built into the entire delivery lifecycle to drive better outcomes. www.drupalpartners.com/blog/best-dr...

@canadaland.com why don't you have a #starterpack for your great hosts and indeed for your amazing guests. Seems like an easy way to highlight the people who are making and covering the news.

Interesting interview by @noorazrieh.bsky.social about the high-speed rail in Canada. I am still in favour of it, but it certainly seems that there are problems with the process.

So many good shows on #CanadaLandShow — I enjoy getting insight on what is happening to Canadians. It's a refreshing view on the news. Thanks @canadaland.com www.labs.canadaland.com/share

The #DigitalCommons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#EDIC) is taking shape with more countries joining, a newly appointed Director, and its first projects — including a pilot for a European #SovereignTechFund. Congratulations to Laurent Rojey on his appointment as Director 🧵

Looking forward to this!

CivicActioner Daniel Mundra shares how our team has been analyzing increases in both expected (“good”) bots like search crawlers, and less predictable traffic that can strain systems and affect performance. medium.com/civicactions...

We are excited to see CivicActioner Steve Wirt on Talking Drupal! This episode is packed with thoughtful insights on building digital platforms that make a difference. talkingdrupal.com/544 #Drupal #TalkingDrupal #OpenSource #Accessibility #DigitalStrategy #FOSS

CivicActioner @ox.ca Mike Gifford in @federalnewsnetwork.com on why acquisition is key to advancing Section 508 compliance across government. Read the article: federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-... #Accessibility #Section508 #a11y

As the U.S. Dept. of Education’s #LINCS platform grew, infrastructure complexity increased. CivicActions streamlined operations by reducing servers from 6 to 4—and is now re-engineering the platform with Infrastructure as Code for automated, consistent deployments.

New blog post: How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers? https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/how-can-governments-pay-open-source-maintainers/ When I worked for the UK Government I was once asked if we could find a way to pay for all the Open Source Software we were using. It is a …

Accessibility Tip of the Week: Use headings & spacing to group related content. People with very low vision may zoom in 1400x into your page to read it. Thinking through how related content is grouped together will help with navigation. tinyurl.com/a11yCA #a11y

🌟 Less than 2 weeks until #DrupalConChicago! CivicActions is proud to be a sponsor. Stop by booth #124 to meet our team: Mike Gifford @ox.ca, Kelly Smith, Cameron Prince, Bill Ogilvie, Marissa Fox, Dave Pickett, and Rey Ecchevarria! Event details: events.drupal.org/chicago2026

New tool alert! I’ve launched pdf-crawler a GitHub-based tool for scanning #PDF #accessibility. It’s built on the shoulders of giants—specifically the Luxembourg government’s simplA11yPDFCrawler. I’ve repurposed their tech to make it easier to run audits via GitHub. mgifford.github.io/pdf-crawler/

Dries is more optimistic about Drupal's future than he's ever been. Be in the room at #DrupalConChicago to hear more. 🎟 buff.ly/ZE8vUB6 #Driesnote #Drupal25 #OSS #OpenSource

Public sector orals are high-stakes—and too often reinvented under pressure. Kudos to CivicActioner Arielle LaBrecque for creating our Orals Training Manual: a practical, repeatable framework for stronger presentations. We’re sharing it openly: github.com/CivicActions... #DigitalCommons

@sharajweaver72.bsky.social good seeing you here

Drupal isn’t just a CMS to us. What the Drupal community makes possible: 📌 Long-term stewardship instead of short-term fixes
 📌 A contrib-first culture 📌 A modular architecture 📌 An API-first foundation 📌 Ongoing evolution

What if every project on GitHub had a ACCESSIBILITY.md Would this commitment at the root of a project change anything? This is a rough draft of what it could look like: mgifford.github.io/ACCESSIBILIT... #Accessibility #OpenSource

We’re thrilled to share that CivicActioner Steve Wirt will be leading a session at Florida DrupalCamp 2026. Join him in Orlando, Florida for an energizing weekend of learning, collaboration, and Drupal community. www.fldrupal.camp/session/get-... #Drupal #FOSS #OpenSource #DrupalCamp

I built a small prototype exploring how we might publish structured accessibility information about physical buildings mgifford.github.io/accessible-b... Web #accessibility has standards as does the built environment There isn't a good model though to share via the web Serious critique welcome.

Privacy is a big deal for cars, especially electric cars. Many are worried about Chinese cars. What is worth remembering is that Western car manufacturers all fail on respecting user privacy www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/priv... #Privacy #EV

“Open source software, especially in a thriving #FOSS ecosystem like Drupal, provides reusable solutions that many separate government agencies can utilize...They all benefit from the reduced burden of a shared approach.” - Steve Wirt, Back End Engineer

None of us are standard-issue but many of us waste our lives pretending to be.

I'm glad that at least Toronto is represented here citiesfordigitalrights.org Why aren't more Canadian cities interested in digital rights and digital sovereignty?

@brucefanjoy.bsky.social thanks for pushing again the 4 day work from office ruling for the public sector. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... It will just make government less productive.

Blue sky just as I leave #Dublin Ok, I didn't come for the weather. Once again though #Ireland continues to impress. Thanks so much!

This is the 2nd time today, where @mark-carney.bsky.social Davos speech was raised in Dublin. Yesterday in a different Dublin conference in a different sectorit was raised by a speaker. #sovereignty #Canada #Ireland

I hadn't thought about the importance for #accessibility of having breakpoints for #tablets. I wasn't aware that this was both so important & so under-supported in the web. How do we test for this & for #landscape mode for mobile devices too. #IAAPEU #EndUserFocus

@iaaporg.bsky.social Where is the IAAP EU coverage here?

Chris White from #VisionIreland builds on @mark-carney.bsky.social speech at #Davos at the #IAAPEU conference in #Dublin today. It was interesting to hear the #GreenGrocer metaphor of the #PowerOfThePowerless be applied in the #Disability #Accessibility community. #Carney is resonating.

Canada has created the CAN/ASC - EN 301 549:2024 based on Europe's Accessibility standards. It is great, but what are we doing to go beyond #WCAG? I am learning a lot at the #IAAPEU & Vially #Accessibility Event in #Dublin. There is so much nuance. www.accessibilityassociation.org/iaap-eu-even...

I'm in Dublin now for the IAAP EU & Vially Accessibility Event today/tomorrow. www.accessibilityassociation.org/iaap-eu-even... On Friday I will be at the National Open Source Innovation Summit summit.openirelandnetwork.com #accessibility #a11y #IAAP #IAAPEU #OpenSource #FOSS #Dublin

It’s #BlackHistoryMonth, a time to reflect on and honor Black history. At CivicActions, we are committed to amplifying the voices of our Black colleagues as we work toward a stronger future for our company and industry. #BlackHistoryMatters

#FOSDEM tell the EU why #OpenSource matters. Before Tuesday fill in the input opportunity for the: European Open Digital Ecosystems ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Donations 👏 don't 👏 scale 👏 The charity model is broken! Necessary words by @ox.ca at #FOSDEM

@juanlu.space we should talk about the Web Sustainability Guidelines.

I love how many times #Drupal has been called out at the EU Open Source Summit this year. We're half-way through this great @openforumeurope.org tradition, but in so many ways the Drupal community's governance model is an important one for #DigitalSovereignty & #OpenSource #EUpolicy

@zcralliance.bsky.social You might like ocrap.net I'm trying to popularize good ideas.

At the Open Source Policy Summit Baddy from @1xinternet.bsky.social mentioned Dries' blog post on funding open source. For folks looking for the resource dri.es/funding-open... @openforumeurope.org #OpenSourcePolicySummit

My 1st talk for #EUOpenSourceWeek is done. Great to present on #a11y #WAD & #EAA at the #Drupal4Gov I'm enjoying the great talks. Recurring focus on #procurement & drive to #DigitalSovereignty Looking forward to #FOSDEM on the weekend.

I had to check my carry-on bag as there was no room for it on the flight from Ottawa->Montreal->Brussels. My carry-on didn't make the transition in Montreal & I got an email confirming that it should arrive tomorrow. Fine. this happens @aircanada.bsky.social however, I'm now caught in a loop.

Just landed in #Brussels for the #EUOpenSourceWeek #FOSDEM I am less sure about my luggage, but will find out soon. Looking forward to talking about #accessibility #OpenSource & #DigitalSovereignty

Should Europe be building an equivalent of @microsoft.com or #Google? In his latest article, #EOSA Member Dries Buytaert (@drupalassociation.bsky.social)delves deeper into why open source is the most credible path to digital sovereignty. Check out Dries' latest blog now : dri.es/funding-open...