During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on December 2nd, Meryl Evans, an accessibility and digital marketing consultant, speaker, and writer, discussed the importance of captions and how to ensure yours follow best practices. Thanks to Our ...
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Building a Custom Plugin with an Accessibility First Approach: Phil Webster
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on November 15th, Phil Webster, a Senior WordPress Developer at Delicious Brains, discussed the steps to build a custom plugin for a client site that has accessibility top of mind. Topics included design ...
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How to Use NVDA (Screen Reader): Glen Walker
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on November 4th, Glen Walker, Principal Accessibility Architect at TIAA, provided a detailed walk-through of key settings for the popular, open-source screen reader for Windows, NVDA. To get started with ...
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Best Practices for Screen Reader Text: Nick Croft
As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we have partnered with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered around building more accessible websites with WordPress. This post has a ...
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How Ignoring Accessibility Costs You And Your Clients: Colleen Gratzer
In this session, Colleen Gratzer, an accessibility specialist and CCO of Gratzer Graphics, shared the cost of ignoring accessibility for developers, designers, agency owners, and their clients. Thanks to Our Sponsor Leon Stafford, is a ...
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How to Run User Test with Real-World Users: Amber Hinds
In this meetup, Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital and an organizer of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup Group, shared resources for hiring or finding volunteer user testers, how to plan for user testing sessions, and how to get the most out ...
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4 Ways to Learn Accessibility: Joe Simpson
In this session, Joe Simpson, Jr., an organizer of two WordPress Meetups and host of WordCamp Santa Clarita, discussed four ways that you can learn about web accessibility. Watch the Recording If you missed the meetup or would like a recap, ...
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All About WP Accessibility: Joe Dolson
In this session, Joe Dolson, WordPress plugin developer, core contributor, and accessibility consultant, presented an in-depth look at his WP Accessibility plugin and answered questions about accessibility in WordPress core. Watch the ...
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Five Reasons to Make Websites Accessible: Bet Hannon
In this session, Bet Hannon, Founder and CEO of BH Business Websites, discussed five reasons to make your website accessible besides the fear of lawsuits and other legal ramifications. Watch the Recording If you missed the meetup or would like ...
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The Importance of Making Your WordPress Backend Accessible: Taylor Arndt
In this session, Taylor Arndt, discussed the importance of making your WordPress backend accessible for all. As a developer who has been blind since birth, Taylor understands the importance of web accessibility. In this presentation, Taylor ...
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How to Test Your Website for Accessibility Problems: Amber Hinds
At our first meetup on July 1, 2021, Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, discussed how to test WordPress websites for accessibility issues. Having an accessible website - one that can be used by people of all abilities on all devices, including ...
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