Drupal
- Drupal contributions
Since 2009, I've contributed to the accessibility enhancements adopted by the Drupal community, including improvements in Drupal 7 core. I've also presented at DrupalCamp Toronto & Montreal and organized meetups and events showcasing Drupal in government.
- Roles in working with Drupal
- Accessibility Testing, advocacy/campaign tools, multi-lingual
- I contributed Drupal patches
- I contributed Drupal modules
- I contributed Drupal documentation
- I contributed Drupal translations
- I contributed Drupal automated tests
- I help in the Drupal support forums
- I provide Drupal-related services
- I give support on IRC
- I attended DrupalCon Boston 2008
- I attended DrupalCon DC 2009
- I attended DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
- I attended DrupalCon Chicago 2011
Personal information
- Full name
- Mike Gifford
- Languages spoken
- English
- My website
- http://www.openconcept.ca/
- Interests
- social change, photography, community building, accessibility, advocacy, nonprofits, unions, government, government 2.0, democracy, quakers
- Gender
- male
- Country
- Canada
- IRC nick
- _mGiff
- LinkedIn profile
- http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mgifford
- Facebook page
- http://www.facebook.com/openconcept
- Twitter url
- http://twitter.com/#!/mgifford
- Bio
Mike Gifford is the founder of OpenConcept Consulting Inc, which he started in 1999. Since 2000, he has been particularly active in developing and extending open source content management systems to allow people to get closer to their content. Mike has been very active in building online campaigns for progressive organizations and politicians in both Canada and the United States. Working with a wide range of organizations, OpenConcept is in a unique position to build community and share the accumulated knowledge from a variety of sectors. Before starting OpenConcept, Mike had worked for a number of national NGOs including Oxfam Canada and Friends of the Earth.
As a techie at heart, Mike likes to get into the code when he gets the chance. Being familiar with everything from accessibility issues to system administration provides the ability to understand the technological big picture. Being ultimately concerned though about the implementation and implications of the technology he is able to envision how your website can become a much more powerful communications tool for your organization.
Mike has been involved with accessibility issues since the early 1990's and is a strong advocate for standards based design.
Work
- Job title
- President
- Industries worked in
- NGO, Unions, Government, Politics, Business
- Companies worked for
- OpenConcept Consulting Inc., Oxfam Canada, Bridgehead, Friends of the Earth
- Current company or organization
- OpenConcept Consulting Inc.
History
- Documentation
- Over 50 edits
- Member for
- 6 years 29 weeks
Projects
- Earth Hour (34 commits)
- Connect (8 commits)
- Accessible Helper Module (3 commits)
- Zen (2 commits)
- Social Actions (1 commit)
- Organic Groups Translation (1 commit)
- Organic Groups Hierarchy (1 commit)
- Postcard (1 commit)
- Total: 51 commits
mgifford is an individual member of the Drupal Association, which fosters and supports the Drupal software project, the community and its growth.