In this session, we had a panel discussion with Amber Hinds, CEO, Chris Hinds, COO, Steve Jones, CTO, and Raghavendra Satish Perry, Accessibility Specialist at Equalize Digital. This WordPress Accessibility Meetup was an open question-and-answer ...
Website Accessibility Best Practices
How to Convince Your Boss (or Client) To Prioritize Accessibility
At Equalize Digital, we collaborate with many other agencies and developers working to build more accessibility into their practices. They frequently ask us two versions of the same question: "How can I get my boss to prioritize accessibility?" or ...
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Trends to Avoid in 2024: Danielle Zarcaro
Some trends are moving in the right direction, like making a dark mode and focusing on accessibility improvements. Other trends are moving in the completely opposite direction. We seem to be in an era of nostalgia and design revival — some of ...
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Do More with Less ARIA: Michaela Lederman
We all know that accessible websites are important, but many people assume that accessibility equates to static or boring. In an attempt to be "accessible," they add ARIA roles & landmarks on everything, which is counterintuitive; knowing when to ...
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Building a Low-Code Accessible WooCommerce Website: Amber Hinds
This is a case study presentation from Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital and lead organizer of the meetup, on building an accessible drop-shipping WooCommerce website. In this session, Amber shared the process for building, testing, and ...
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How to Write Accessible Website Copy: Abby Wood
A website's copy is often the first user interaction with a brand. In this talk, Abby covered what good copywriting is and how to write it. We discussed a look at how to make your website copy accessible from various perspectives, including reading ...
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Accessibility Audits for Large Websites: Natalie MacLees
Are you overwhelmed at the prospect of conducting accessibility audits for large websites that have numerous pages? In this talk, Natalie covered strategies for efficiently planning and conducting audits for large-scale sites, including WordPress ...
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Key Considerations for Accessibility in WordPress: Amber Hinds
The flexibility of WordPress is a double-edged sword when it comes to accessibility: just as quickly as new content can be created by non-technical users, accessibility problems can be added. This presentation covers key considerations for ...
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day Panel: Building Accessibility into Websites
This event was a panel discussion in honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on Building Accessibility into Websites featuring Nick Corbett, Tanner Gers, Steve Jones, and Amber Hinds. In this event, the panelists shared their insights and ...
Underrepresented in Tech Accessibility Audit: Alex Stine & Amber Hinds
In this presentation, Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the Underrepresented in Tech website and provided real-time feedback to Underrepresented in ...
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Why Your Podcast Needs Transcripts
Guest Article By Joe Casabona One of the most frustrating things about the Harry Potter movie series is something that you wouldn’t really know is frustrating if you read the books: the movies do a terrible job at explaining what Horcruxes are, ...
Section 508 Compliance Checklist
Local, state, and federal government websites serve the American public online, providing the public with information on everything from library books to voter registration. If you manage a website for a government entity or a federally funded ...
What Are Screen Readers?
For individuals with disabilities, using websites, online software, and apps can be difficult. However, the development of assistive technology (AT) has played a large part in helping those individuals navigate through the web and understand the ...
Accessibility & ADA Compliance Testing for Websites
Creating an accessible website is key in today's technological landscape. But how can you make sure that you're creating accessible web content that's ADA compliant? Well, one of the simplest ways is to perform accessibility testing and ADA ...
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508 Compliance Testing: What You Need to Know
In 1998, President Clinton signed into law the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. This law strengthened section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which was (and still is) of great importance to website accessibility. If you work for a ...
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