Mark’s Blog
Sharing thoughts and observations on the state of higher education web development and higher education since 2006. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of any current or previous employer.
Landmark Ruling in Web Accessibility Case
Earlier this week there was a landmark decision in Florida in a web accessibility case against the grocery store chain Winn-Dixie. A federal judge ruled that Winn-Dixie violated Title III of the American With Disabilities Act because its website was not accessible....
I’m Back: markgr.com is Back Up and Running
Well that was fun. Since Early April I have been experiencing severe problems with this site. It started when the login button on the WordPress login page disappeared, something I had never seen before in all my years of working with WordPress. So for the past...
A Call to Action for Higher Ed to Get Digital Right
I'm happy to announce that I will be keynoting the 2017 OmniUpdate User Training Conference which is being held in San Diego on April 2 -6. The title of my talk is "Why the Web Matters - A Call to Action for Higher Ed to Get Digital Right". Here is the full...
Book Review: The Enrollment Growth Playbook
I recently had the opportunity to read The Enrollment Growth Playbook, a free resource from Helix Education. Higher education institutions face the daunting task of recruiting students in a hyper-competitive market and this book does an excellent job of laying the...