Join us for a special WordPress Accessibility Meetup featuring a Conversation between Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital. Together, they’ll reflect on how accessibility in WordPress has evolved over the past 20+ years and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The […]

Join us for a special hands-on edition of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup! In this session, Amber Hinds will team up with Brian Coords, Developer Advocate at WooCommerce, to perform live accessibility remediation on a real WordPress website. Amber and Brian will identify common accessibility issues using both automated and manual testing tools, explain why these […]

Accessibility professionals all know screen reader testing is important, but the barrier to entry is fairly high: before you can test with a screen reader, you have to know how to use a screen reader. Wrapping your mind around all those keystrokes and what they do can be difficult. In this webinar we’ll break it […]

Join us for round two of live accessibility remediation with Brian Coords! In this meetup, Amber and Brian will continue improving the accessibility of Brian's podcast website, webmasters.fm. They'll identify common accessibility issues using both automated and manual testing tools, explain why these issues matter to users with disabilities, and demonstrate how to resolve them […]

Samantha Merrett will walk you through how to create digital documents that are truly accessible, sharing practical tips and hands-on guidance you can use right away. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how to meet global accessibility requirements while making your documents easier for everyone to read, navigate, and use. Learning Outcomes: Understand why […]

Ever wondered what actually goes into a professional accessibility audit? Looking for tips to include in your own auditing process? In this session, Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, pulls back the curtain on the real-world process her team uses to audit web pages for accessibility. Amber will walk through how a single page is evaluated from […]

Most teams approach accessibility through training, audits, or late-stage QA. While these efforts are important, they don’t scale - especially as frontend codebases grow more complex and teams rely on shared components and design systems. In this talk, Niharika will reframe accessibility as a frontend architecture concern and a leadership responsibility, not just an individual […]

The European Accessibility Act requires a number of things beyond technical accessibility to WCAG/EN 301 549 guidelines. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what compliance requires and how to start preparing. This session will break down who needs to comply, which standards apply today, and what’s coming next, plus what early enforcement looks like. […]

This session, presented by Donata Stroink-Skillrud, President of Termageddon, will discuss drafting an internal Accessibility Support Policy, including what the Policy should state and how to communicate it to your staff. Best practices on how to train your staff to provide accessible support will be shared. Learning Outcomes: Know what an Accessibility Support Policy is. […]

In this engaging presentation, Nora L. Guy (CPACC) will take you on a storytelling adventure, worthy of Charles Muntz, through the world of digital accessibility. Using the characters and themes of Pixar’s Up to guide the audience, Nora explains her "secret sauce" for helping ensure good UX: empathy-driven storytelling that helps stakeholders understand the very […]

Making your website more accessible doesn’t have to mean a complete overhaul. In this introductory webinar presented by Maria Maldonado, Accessibility Specialist at Equalize Digital, you’ll learn how small, intentional changes can dramatically improve usability for people with disabilities—and create a better experience for all users. Maria will break down the fundamentals of web accessibility […]

Accessibility is not just about compliance, and this session shows why it’s one of the most overlooked growth opportunities for agencies. In this session, Chris Hinds, COO at Equalize Digital, will share a practical, agency-focused approach to website accessibility. From developer tools like automated scanners and linters to larger strategic decisions like rebuilds versus retainers, […]

In this presentation, Emilio will take the mystery out of the WordPress Block Editor. We will move away from old-school shortcodes and learn how to create a custom "Notice" or "Call to Action" block from scratch. Emilio will cover: Setting up a local development environment. Using the official @wordpress/create-block tool to scaffold a project instantly. […]