Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
At the May 19, 2025, WordPress Accessibility Meetup, agency leaders gathered for a panel discussion focused on how to sell accessibility in WordPress projects. Moderated by Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, the conversation featured insights ...
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In this session, Amber and Steve explored the critical decision-making process behind determining whether a website can be remediated for accessibility compliance or if it needs to be completely rebuilt from scratch. Amber and Steve covered key ...
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Good design isn’t just about making things look nice. It’s about making your products easy to use and accessible for everyone. In this presentation, Shannon Towell, a seasoned Experience Designer, broke down the key elements to watch for when ...
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Every company is strongly invested in their brand colors, even when these don’t meet contrast ratio requirements against their site’s background color. From an accessibility specialist’s perspective, it’s essential to know where these colors cannot ...
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A well-executed designer-to-developer handoff is key to ensuring a website is not only accessible but also stays true to the design that has been carefully and thoughtfully crafted. So, how can a designer make sure the finished website is accessible ...
This presentation explored the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) related to video and audio accessibility, including requirements for captions, transcripts, sign language interpretation, and audio descriptions. Amber broke down essential ...
This four-part presentation covered (a) the federal and state laws that require (or maybe do not require) that business websites be accessible to those with disabilities, (b) what it means for a website to be accessible to those with disabilities, ...
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Move beyond mere WCAG compliance to create genuinely accessible digital experiences. While WCAG provides an essential baseline, focusing solely on checklists can limit meaningful user impact. By understanding the diverse needs of individuals with ...
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From creating persona-like character sheets to role-playing these characters during a project's planning, design, development, and testing phases, you will learn how to improve the user experience-based development and overall accessibility of your ...
Since the navigation menu is typically the first and most-used point of user interaction within a website, the menu must be accessible to all users – including those navigating the site through assistive technologies. This becomes even more important ...
This is an interactive workshop to plan your accessibility goals and strategy for 2025. Amber showcased the process of creating an accessibility remediation roadmap, with recommendations for prioritizing fixes and creating a timeline. The talk ...
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A lack of financial foresight means accessibility oversight. In this presentation, Chris Hinds covered essential accessibility products and services that should be part of every budget. Gain insight into what typical costs are for accessibility ...
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One common and frustrating experience for a user with disabilities is when software they've depended on releases an update...and loses the accessibility it once had. It's easy to imagine this is an isolated experience, but it's shockingly common. ...
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Aim for perfection and accept excellence along the way. CodeGeek's mission was to redesign and rebuild the transportation website for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, conformant with WCAG 2.2 guidelines. At CodeGeek, they wanted to take it a step ...
Accessibility Checker isn’t just identifying issues anymore; it’s now your accessibility fixer! This exciting update introduces automated accessibility fixes to make maintaining accessibility on your WordPress site easier than ever. In this video, ...
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PDF documents on the web can be made accessible if the proper techniques are applied – but even then, there are some things to watch out for. TPGi’s Principal Technical Writer, Ricky Onsman, highlights some problems and solutions. Thanks to Our ...
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One of the most common questions asked by WordPress users is: What form plugin should I use? While there are many factors in selecting a WordPress form plugin, an important element is WordPress forms accessibility—ensuring that all users can actually ...
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In this session, Quay Morgan explores the challenges and triumphs faced by Ninja Forms in their pursuit of creating accessible products. This webinar offered practical takeaways to help make the journey smoother for other companies and individuals. ...
Renee Dunn from Elevage Digital shared strategies, lessons learned, and code examples for improving the accessibility of web pages built using the Divi theme and page builder. In this presentation, Renee reviewed some of the most common accessibility ...
This session covered how to leverage the native features of the block editor and block-enabled plugins to enhance accessibility with minimal effort. Paola provided 10 actionable strategies to ensure your content adheres to the Web Content ...
