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Mike Gifford, CPWA
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Open Standards & Practices lead at @CivicActions.com | #Drupal #Accessibility | Digital Services Coalition Board | @w3c Invited Expert #SustainableWeb #ARRM | http://ox.ca | #SolarPunk #Quaker #Feminist #Canadian #WebAlmanac #IAAPCPWA

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drupalassociation.bsky.social
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
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Mike Gifford, CPWA
httparchive.org
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
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Reposted by Mike Gifford, CPWA
drupal.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
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Reposted by Mike Gifford, CPWA
civicactions.com
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
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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civicactions.com
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...
Mike Gifford on Digital Sustainability Starts with How We Build the Web
Digital sustainability is becoming a core requirement for credible ESG reporting. In a discussion with Mike Gifford of CivicActions, the focus was on how digital systems themselves, beyond the data th...
netzerocompare.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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ngicommons.bsky.social
The EU wants your thoughts on Open Digital Ecosystems! 🌐

Public sector, industry, academia, devs — now’s your chance to influence Europe’s digital future!

📎 Participate here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #EU #TechCommunity
EC launches call for evidence on European Digital Ecosystems
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
ox.ca
@apolitical.bsky.social Is there a problem with the server? I'm having trouble accessing apolitical.co/en/communities
Communities | Apolitical
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January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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civicactions.com
Accessibility Tip of the Week: Use consistent navigation. Users come to your site to complete a task. Make it easy for them to figure out how to get the information that they need. tinyurl.com/a11yCA #a11y #navigation
CivicActions-Accessibility
CivicActions Accessibility site is an open project for our team members and those who work for digital inclusion.
tinyurl.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ox.ca
This is a good episode about human rationality and politics www.volts.wtf/p/the-cure-f...
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Mike Gifford, CPWA
ecologyottawa.bsky.social
"Long-term CO2 storage in depleted and potentially fracked formations is improbable…For significant emission reductions, Canada must urgently shift to lower-carbon energy sources (solar and wind with battery storage), industries and technologies." #CCSU

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/23/o...
When Canada invests in carbon fairy tales, we all lose
Behind shiny pipes and piles of money lurks a fairy tale that Canada can produce, refine, ship and burn oil, with substantial carbon dioxide (CO2) being captured and harmlessly pumped into the ground,...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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aaronfreemanca.bsky.social
Canadians travelling to U.S. will be photographed upon entry and exit starting Boxing Day toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/u...
Canadians travelling to U.S. will be photographed upon entry and exit starting Boxing Day
All individuals traveling to the United States will now be photographed before entering or leaving the country starting Friday.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ox.ca
We definitely need more support for the Accessible Canada Act. It is only with political pressure that we are going to see governments actually regulating this. The Act is just the beginning, and is just one tool to make Canada more accessible.

vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/a...

#accessibility
Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government's failures
OTTAWA — The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities....
vancouver.citynews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
ox.ca
What strategies have worked to get organizations to stop advertising for Twitter/X? Some orgs have made the shift here but most still seem to promote their presence on X more than any other. It is tolerable for organizations to meet their users where they are. It is not ok to give free advertising!
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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civicactions.com
New on the CivicActions Medium blog: Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025

@ox.ca Mike Gifford reflects on attending W3C TPAC 2025.

medium.com/civicactions...

#OpenWeb #WebStandards #Accessibility #WebSustainability #W3C #FOSS
Advancing the Open Web, IRL: Global Standards at W3C TPAC 2025
By Mike Gifford, Open Standards and Practices Lead
medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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civicactions.com
Thank you to Andy Hawks, our Sr. Director of Drupal Engineering, for creating a Spotify-style wrap that thoughtfully captures the scope of our Drupal team's accomplishments and the gratitude we feel across the organization!

andyhawks.github.io/civicactions...

#CivicActions #FOSS #Drupal
CivicActions 2025 Wrapped
andyhawks.github.io
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ox.ca
I invested in Gander Social. You can too.

gandersocial.ca/blog/i-inves...

#Gander #GanderSocial #Canada #DigitalSovereignty
Ragebait isn't very Canadian.
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
ox.ca
Climate models & weather models all deal with chance and probability. Most of us (including me) do not understand probability all that well. Can we use checking the #weather, personally, to better understand #ClimateChange?

mgifford.github.io/risky-weather/

#ClimateRisk #ExtremeWeather
Risky Weather: Model Comparison
mgifford.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ox.ca
Organizing meetings across timezones takes so much time. Here is a way I am hoping to make it a bit easier.

mgifford.github.io/timezone-hel...

It's another open source web app hosted on GitHub.

#OpenSource #Timezones #Meetings #DaylightSavings #Privacy
Global Meeting Time Helper
mgifford.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ox.ca
@a11y-collective.com why isn't this ordered by newest first? www.a11y-collective.com/blog/
Blog
Web Accessibility: What is it? For whom is it important? What can you do to improve the accessibilty of your website? Read it on our blog!
www.a11y-collective.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ox.ca
I like this call to action for governments from Mastodon blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-...
The world needs social sovereignty
The world needs to log off corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms and log on to a better way of being online. The world needs an open social web through the fediverse and Mastodo...
blog.joinmastodon.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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web-standards.dev
APCA + WCAG 2 contrast checker. @ox.ca’s tool to test colors for both WCAG 2.x and APCA compliance with modern CSS support. #a11y #color

mgifford.github.io/contrast-plus/
APCA + WCAG 2 Contrast Checker. Inputs. WCAG 2.x threshold. APCA threshold. Results.
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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wecountproject.bsky.social
Jutta Treviranus is one of the chapter authors for "Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech," published in March 2026: buff.ly/HbAHUap

Jutta’s chapter addresses the impacts of #AI for the #disability community and explores ethical AI in our complex, evolving landscape.
Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Edited By Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ox.ca
Quite enjoyed www.gctc.ca/shows/big-st... at the #GCTC tonight.

In Ottawa for only a few more days, but then Winnipeg and Victoria
Big Stuff — GCTC | Great Canadian Theatre Company
She wants to keep everything. He wants to throw it all away! Is she a pack rat? Is he a monster? This hilarious and highly addictive couple wants you to decide.  “Baram and Snieckus are as much ...
www.gctc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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civicactions.com
🌍 Check out this great article on Drupal at the United Nations!

The article features insights from CivicActioner @ox.ca Mike Gifford, who speaks to Drupal’s growing role in shaping the future of digital public infrastructure.

www.drupal.org/blog/drupal-...
Drupal Goes to the U.N.
The recent Talking Drupal episode featuring Mike Gifford and Tiffany Farriss presents how Drupal is playing a role in the global conversation on digital public infrastructure. Their discussion highlig...
www.drupal.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ox.ca
I created a tool to find the differences between how WCAG 2.x evaluates color and how APCA does it. It should be easier to find when one model actually works better than the other.

mgifford.github.io/apca-wcag2/

#accessibility #a11y #APCA #WCAG #Color #ColorContrast
Accessibility Contrast Disagreement Explorer (APCA vs WCAG)
mgifford.github.io
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM