Building an accessible website – one that works for people with disabilities and complies with accessibility laws around the world is easiest if you start from a solid foundation. Choosing the right page builder is key if you want to build an accessible website without having to spend a lot of time remediating problems. But […]

Meet me at Platform and ¾ to hop on the accessibility express. Step into the magical world of content creation with the block editor and discover how to wield the powers of Gutenberg to create accessible websites. You don't have to be a wizard to make your content accessible to all. In this session, you'll […]

Renee Dunn from Elevage Digital will share strategies, lessons learned, and code examples for improving the accessibility of web pages built using the Divi theme and page builder. In this presentation, we will review some of the most common accessibility challenges with Divi, including navigation, buttons, icons, animation, and video. These meetups take place via […]

Accessibility does not often get the attention and priority it deserves. Why? I certainly can't speak for anyone outside Ninja Forms, but I can speak to our journey with accessibility in the hope that sharing motivates others to take those first steps and offer takeaways that will make the experience easier for others. Join Quay […]

One of the most common questions asked by WordPress users is: What form of plugin should I use? While there are many factors in selecting a WordPress form plugin, an important element is whether users can actually fill it out. In this presentation, Gen will highlight several of the most popular WordPress form plugins and […]

PDF documents on the web can be made accessible if the proper techniques are applied – but even then, there are some things to watch out for. TPGi’s Principal Technical Writer, Ricky Onsman, highlights some problems and solutions. These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom. […]

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, […]

One common and frustrating experience for users with disabilities is when software they've depended on releases an update and loses its accessibility. It's easy to imagine this is an isolated experience, but it's shockingly common. Accessibility is never something you can just do once; it needs to be improved and maintained, even through major design […]

This presentation will cover essential accessibility products and services that should be part of every budget. Gain insight into what typical costs are for accessibility in 2024-2025, and learn how to identify if you’re being lowballed or overcharged. We’ll also show you how to quickly project accessibility investment over 12 months, by using a combination […]

Join us for an interactive workshop to plan your accessibility goals and strategy for 2025. Amber will walk attendees through the process of creating an accessibility remediation roadmap, with recommendations for prioritizing fixes and creating a timeline. There will be time to create and refine your accessibility roadmap and an opportunity to share it and […]

Since the navigation menu is typically the first and most-used point of user interaction within a website, the menu must be accessible to all users – including those navigating the site through assistive technologies. This becomes even more important as a site grows and the menu complexity increases into multi-level megamenus. However, not all megamenu […]

From creating persona-like character sheets to role-playing these characters during a project's planning, design, development, and testing phases, you will learn how to improve the user experience-based development and overall accessibility of your products. During this talk, Nick will discuss some “non-developer characters” (NDCs), how they interact with websites and apps, and how taking the […]

Move beyond mere WCAG compliance to create genuinely accessible digital experiences. While WCAG provides an essential baseline, focusing solely on checklists can limit meaningful user impact. By understanding the diverse needs of individuals with disabilities—such as ADHD, dyslexia, or color blindness—organizations can innovate accessibility solutions that are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. How do we […]

This four-part presentation will cover (a) the federal and state laws that require (or maybe do not require) that business websites be accessible to those with disabilities, (b) what it means for a website to be accessible to those with disabilities, (c) how effective software solutions are in finding and correcting accessibility failures and (d) […]

Don't you love all the great AI tools available at the moment? Specifically – aren't all the captions design tools fantastic? All those options! Animations, flashing effects, typography, graphic treatments... Aren't they so creative and great? Nope. No they are not. Your fancy open captions are literally making billions of people sick. Think I'm exaggerating? […]

A well-executed designer-to-developer handoff is key to ensuring a website is not only accessible but also stays true to the design that has been carefully and thoughtfully crafted. So, how can a designer make sure the finished website is accessible and aligns with their design? How can designers help developers make the right accessibility choices? […]

Every company is strongly invested in their brand colors, even when these don’t meet contrast ratio requirements against their site’s background color. From an accessibility specialist’s perspective, it’s essential to know where these colors cannot be used, but from a designer’s practical and aesthetic perspective, it’s important to know where and how they can safely […]