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July series of BackdropCMS workshops aimed at educating and empowering users

June 28, 2023

Drupal 7, a popular content management system that has served as the backbone for countless websites over the years has announced EOL in Jan 2025. With the official end of life for Drupal 7 fast approaching, the community-driven CMS alternative, BackdropCMS, has stepped up to support users through a series of workshops designed to ease the transition and help them migrate to a more sustainable solution.

D7 to Backdrop migration resources

June 14, 2023

From my email to T.

Accessibility in action - Atkinson Hyperlegible font

May 4, 2023

Atkinson Hyperlegible font is named after Braille Institute founder, J. Robert Atkinson.  What makes it different from traditional typography design is that it focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability.  brailleinstitute.org  is making it free for anyone to use!

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My first Podcast: Episode 04: Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative

April 17, 2023

A month ago I was confident that I cannot do a podcast.  Mark Dorison, CTO of Chromatic, proved me wrong.   On April 13 I joined Chris and Mark to discuss Drupal 7 end-of-life, Backdrop, and how to give Drupal 7 users a soft landing. There has been quite a bit of talk about what it takes to upgrade to 'modern Drupal,' but less ink has been spilled painting a picture of what it will actually be like to still be responsible for a Drupal 7 site after that date.