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🎧What is web accessibility, and why does it matter? Tune in to the latest episode of Web Perspectives featuring CivicActioner Mike Gifford, CPWA, invited expert for the WCAG guidelines at the W3C! Mike shares three practical steps developers can take right now to make their web apps and websites more accessible. Plus, get the scoop on whether Drupal is still alive and how its new AI features are keeping it at the forefront of content management systems. Don’t miss this insightful 90-minute episode—stream it now and level up your accessibility game! https://lnkd.in/gYvZEg7b #Accessibility #Drupal #OpenSource #AI #WCAG #a11y

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How North Dakota State University unified nearly 300 sites into one Drupal platform with support from Four Kitchens 🎓 This case study covers: • Governance at scale for 150+ editors • 0.5s homepage load + Lighthouse 99 • AI-assisted migration of legacy apps Todd Ross Nienkerk writes Read via The Drop Times: https://lnkd.in/gysNBZ7Q #Drupal #HigherEd #WebDev #OpenSource

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Most data is overlooked if people can’t make sense of it. From nonprofits measuring donor sentiment to universities mapping student demographics and newsrooms breaking results in real time, everyone needs a way to turn numbers into visuals. With Drupal views or custom code, Highcharts can bring data to life through accurate and interactive visualizations. Read more about how Drupal + Highcharts help devs and site builders 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g2ZvemCM #Data #Visualization #Technology #Drupal #ContentManagement #Nonprofit #Universities #News #Media #Highcharts

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Now works with LocalGov Drupal (or any CMS for that matter - more here: http://jadu.net/lgr) For councils running #LocalGovDrupal, the challenge of helping residents quickly find the right service or answer is a familiar one. Traditional search often falls short, and most AI chatbots are clunky, impersonal, and expensive to train and run. AgentEx: Search from Jadu now works seamlessly with #LocalGov #Drupal, bringing powerful agentic AI search directly into your website, without the need for annoying chatbots or complex technical integrations. With just a short implementation, it transforms your existing search box into an intelligent digital assistant that understands natural language, speaks over 70 languages, and delivers task-focused answers in real time, 24/7 and accessible to everyone. Why this matters for Drupal users? The LocalGovDrupal community also prioritises accessibility, reuse, and cost-efficiency. AgentEx: Search fits naturally into this ecosystem, offering councils a way to bring #AI to their residents without compromising on those values. Especially important in light of Local Government Reorganisation and the opportunity for much needed service reform. As councils merge or collaborate across shared services, websites often become more complex. Residents just want to know when their bins are collected, how to apply for school places, or where to find support. AgentEx: Search uses your existing content to deliver accurate, accessible responses instantly, guiding people to tasks, not just pages. (more about LGR: http://jadu.net/lgr ). Agent-Ex: Search is the single front-door for newly re-organised councils. Unlike generic AI tools or external scraping solutions, AgentEx: Search is trained on your site’s actual content. It doesn’t invent answers or rely on vague matches, it reads your structured data and delivers it back as plain-language responses that align with your brand and meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards. Crucially, it’s not a chatbot. There’s no awkward pop-up to dismiss. It enhances your search bar with AI-powered intelligence that users trust, presented in a way that feels familiar. Whether a resident types or speaks their query, AgentEx: Search responds quickly and clearly, in their language and with a clear call to action. Many authorities don’t have the time, resources or budget to overhaul their site or retrain editors. That’s where AgentEx: Search shines. It integrates quickly with LocalGov Drupal, requires no manual tagging or AI expertise, and brings immediate value by reducing contact centre load and improving customer satisfaction. More: http://jadu.net/agent-ex Nick Hill Helen Olsen Bedford Dipti Amin Lee Russell Mark Say Mark Chillingworth Mike Gifford, CPWA Simon Gray Richard Beards #localgov #localgovdrupal #ai #agents

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Staff at West Virginia University Libraries are tackling one of the biggest challenges facing academic libraries today: how to modernize legacy metadata without losing its value. But after a partnership with an accredited contributor fell through, they were left with thousands of records in limbo. Rather than let this work go unused, the team turned to #OCLCworldcat Entities and #OCLCmeridian to bring linked data into library workflows. ⤵️ Learn how libraries are preserving the past while embracing the future of metadata. #OCLCmembers --- #OCLC #LinkedData #Metadata #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

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When research institutions need a faster, more accessible digital experience, they turn to Drupal. Inclind partnered with UNOLS, the central coordinator of the U.S. academic research fleet, to upgrade their website from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10. The project focused on modernizing performance, improving accessibility, and streamlining content management across a large, distributed team. The result? A clean, responsive website with faster load times, intuitive editorial workflows, and a WCAG-compliant design. From vessel profiles to event listings, Drupal now powers a stable, structured platform that supports collaboration and delivers mission-critical content to the scientific community and public. By choosing Drupal, Inclind delivered a flexible, future-ready platform that helps research institutions like UNOLS move faster, manage complexity, and stay accessible to all users. Ready to bring your vision to life? Find a Drupal Certified Partner for your next project: https://lnkd.in/etJc2YBF Read the full case study: https://lnkd.in/g8YcwR4v Explore the live site: https://www.unols.org/ #Drupal #Drupal10 #Accessibility #DigitalInnovation

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open+ access complements staffed hours with flexible, self-service availability. By reducing scheduling barriers and confusion, it helps libraries expand access, free up staff, and remain trusted hubs of community connection. ▫️ Consistent hours reduce patron frustration ▫️ Support for full self-service or holds pickup only ▫️ Central hub for secure, remote control See how it works: https://hubs.la/Q03DGDk00 📸 Centre de Ressources B3, Liège, Belgium. #LibraryTech #SelfService

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Generalist robots need a generalist evaluator. And how do you test safety without breaking things? 💥 We are now evaluating #GeminiRobotics 🦾 🧠 Policies in a #Veo World Simulator for #robotics. Check it out: tech report: https://lnkd.in/gigdZwZM Website: https://lnkd.in/gBvaDuB9 Google DeepMind Robotics

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We’re excited to announce a powerful new way to centralize your visual project data! EarthCam's Broadway Media Player is now embeddable directly within Microsoft SharePoint. ✅ Stream live video ✅ View archived images & panoramas ✅ Watch time-lapse footage All without ever leaving your SharePoint environment. This integration brings EarthCam’s high-resolution imagery into SharePoint’s robust document management system—helping teams collaborate more effectively, improve documentation, and keep projects moving forward. Learn more about EarthCam's partner integrations: https://lnkd.in/eR2PQrbT

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You can now deep dive into your Claris FileMaker apps. 🛠️   We'll show you how tools like BaseElements, InspectorPro, and FMPerception help you: ⚙️ Document your code  ⚙️ Prevent breakages  ⚙️ Make confident changes The Community Live video is now available. 🔗 Link in the comments.

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Holy 🐮 - HTMX is now in Drupal! This is potentially way bigger than most people realize. I've been following this topic for a few years, and it's great to see that the community is making it happen! Drupal is such a powerful companion to HTMX because it handles so much OOTB, and then HTMX lets you easily create client-side logic and actions using HTML attributes. Super easy. Now, you can do content modelling, output formatting, and content swapping all without leaving the CMS UI. Obviously, some limitations here... but this opens alot of doors. Example: - Create a content type with a "preview" view mode. - Create a view with a list of that content. - Add a link to each item that grabs the card view mode, and replaces the item in the list (or in a side block) - Now you have created a dynamic preview of content without touching JS Lots of potential here.

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What if there was a strategy that could reduce development time by up to 67% across digital products? Method's research into component libraries shows that not only can you save time, but you can also grow your profit margin while decreasing accessibility compliance risks. Jason Rome explains what the building blocks of a successful library look like and how it can help improve efficiency, reduce costs, and lead to better products. https://bit.ly/3FsqaIZ

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