Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
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Building an Accessible and Highly Usable Transportation Website: Ron Zasadzinski & Kevin Sholander
November 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free
Aim for perfection and accept excellence along the way. Our mission was to redesign and rebuild the transportation website for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, conformant with WCAG 2.2 guidelines. At CodeGeek, we wanted to take it a step further and make it not just conformant but as highly usable as possible for everyone, including visitors using assistive technologies. We wanted to create one of the most usable transportation websites anywhere.
Join Kevin Sholander and Ron Zasadzinski as they review the accessibility and usability features created, dive under the covers, and show you how they did it. This includes creating accessible tables for the route schedules that work for sighted visitors and visitors using a range of assistive technologies, including screen readers. This webinar will offer practical takeaways to help your team on your own journey to building complex, accessible websites. Learn about strategies and techniques that can help create a more inclusive digital experience.
These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speakers
Founder and CEO at CodeGeek
Ron started CodeGeek in 2002, and since then, he and his team have worked with clients all over the U.S. to create custom websites and web apps.
Whether in business or in life, Ron’s goal every day is to help people be the best they can be. He’s passionate about making the web more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Ron is involved in several ventures, including co-founding the Fort Collins Internet Professionals (FCIP) Meetup and being a flight instructor with over 30 years and 8,000 hours of flying experience.
In his free time, Ron enjoys following NASA missions with great interest, hiking, skiing, and traveling with his wife to see the many wonders this world has to offer.
Kevin Sholander
Senior Web Developer
Kevin’s technical prowess spans multiple programming languages and environments, allowing him to tackle a wide array of projects with precision and creativity. His dedication to continuous learning and improvement has made him a versatile and invaluable member of the CodeGeek team.
In addition to his professional achievements, Kevin has also shared his expertise as an adjunct instructor at Front Range Community College, teaching Web Development and Computer Information Systems (CIS) courses. This experience not only highlights his depth of knowledge but also his commitment to fostering the next generation of tech talent.
Kevin’s journey in the tech industry is marked by a commitment to excellence and a drive to push the boundaries of what is possible. Whether working on a small website project, a large-scale web application for an international company, or mentoring future tech professionals, he brings the same level of dedication and enthusiasm to every challenge.
Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:
- ASL interpretation: Ninja Forms
- Organizer, live captions, and post-event transcription: Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker
- Your Business here! Learn about sponsorship
Accessibility & Accommodations
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned, thanks to our sponsors. Slide links will be provided when applicable, and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.
We’re working to secure sponsors so that we can offer ASL interpretation.
All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact us and we will try our best to accommodate you.
Code of Conduct
Please note that this group is a welcoming space for all. As this event is part of the official WordPress Meetup program, all attendees must follow the WordPress Online Code of Conduct.
By RSVPing to this meetup, you agree to abide by these guidelines. If you have concerns that the Online Code of Conduct is not being followed, don’t hesitate to get in touch with an organizer.
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