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Receive IAAP Continuing Ed Credits with the WP Accessibility Meetup

Article PublishedApril 6, 2022Last UpdatedApril 6, 2022 Read Time 3 minutes

At Equalize Digital, we are committed to sharing knowledge with others and giving back to our community. As part of that commitment, we recently partnered with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered ...

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Study Finds Businesses Are Increasing Focus on Disability Inclusion

Article PublishedJanuary 4, 2021Last UpdatedFebruary 17, 2022 Read Time 3 minutes

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19.3% of people with a disability were employed in 2019. While this may not seem like much when compared to the 66.3% of people without a disability who were employed in 2019, it is a marked ...

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Voting and Accessibility

Article PublishedOctober 26, 2020Last UpdatedFebruary 17, 2022 Read Time 4 minutes

For many people, voting in elections is straightforward and accessible. But for the 1 in 4 U.S. adults who have disabilities, voting can be a major source of frustration. Even with some recent voting accessibility successes, many voting processes are ...

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Happy Birthday, WCAG! W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are 20 Years Old This Week

Article PublishedMay 7, 2019Last UpdatedFebruary 17, 2022 Read Time 4 minutes

20 years ago, on May 5, 1999, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), announced the first edition of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The guidelines have been updated over the years, but we wanted to look back at the way that they ...

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