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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...

All models are wrong—but some are useful.
WCAG contrast ratios helped set the floor, but newer perceptual models like APCA can better reflect how people actually read. Accessibility should serve users, not just thresholds. Read more: medium.com/civicactions... #a11y #WCAG #APCA @ox.ca

FOSDEM 2026: Feb 1, 9:35am Talk: Accessible Sovereignty: Why the Four Freedoms Depend If people with disabilities cannot use a UI, the 4 Freedoms become theoretical. Accessibility is how freedom becomes usable. fosdem.org/2026/schedul...  #FOSDEM #Accessibility #FreeSoftware #a11y #FOSS

FOSDEM 2026: Sat Jan 31, 4:05pm, K.3.401 Talk: We Need to Support Authors Better to Deliver Accessible Content (Collaboration & Content Management).  Stop treating accessibility as just audit problem. It is an authoring problem. fosdem.org/2026/schedul...  #FOSDEM #Accessibility #OpenSource

FOSDEM 2026 - Sat Jan 31, 11:10 CET, UD2.218A. Procurement Is the Biggest Form of Fundraising for FLOSS (Funding the FOSS Ecosystem).  Make “Public Money, Public Code” real through contract requirements, now! fosdem.org/2026/schedul...  #FOSDEM #OpenSource #Procurement #Contracting

Next week in Brussels, I'm speaking at Drupal4Gov EU as part of #EUOpenSourceWeek The #WAD, the #EAA & #Drupal. Now what? The June 2025 deadline has passed. The risk now is false confidence & operational debt. 10:35am, Jan 29, 2026 drupal4gov.eu #Drupal4Gov #OpenSource #FOSS #Accessibility #EAA

Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too. A word on why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms, why we're making this decision today, and where else you can find us: openmedia.org/article/item...

It’s been truly delightful to see the celebrations for Drupal’s 25th birthday.🫶 You can still add to the celebration by uploading a photo of how you celebrated or by sharing a creative take on “25.” 📸 celebratedrupal.org/lets-celebra... #Drupal #Drupal25 #DrupalTurns25 #CelebrateDrupal #OpenSource

The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! 🚀 We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible! Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org

#DrupalTurns25 today. 💙✨ This isn't just a birthday for a piece of software; it's a testament to resilience, constant evolution, & the deep-seated belief in doing things the right way! Join us as we look back on 25 years 👉 www.drupal.org/blog/drupal-... HBD #Drupal! 👏 #Drupal25 #CelebrateDrupal

Happy Birthday, @drupalassociation.bsky.social! For 25 years, Drupal has shown what’s possible when a community comes together around open source, collaboration, and shared purpose. #FOSS #OpenSource #CivicTech

CivicActioner Mike Gifford @ox.ca recently joined the Net Zero Compare Podcast for an in-depth conversation on why digital sustainability, accessibility, and open standards are foundational to credible ESG and climate reporting. Check it out! netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net...