Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
As a designer or developer, accessibility should be a top priority when it comes to branding and design. Accessibility is not only a moral obligation, but it can also benefit your business and attract a wider audience. In this session, you'll learn how to make your designs accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Colleen […]
The primary challenge faced by website owners, copywriters, designers, and virtual assistants when creating accessible content is the need to work within tight time constraints. In this presentation, Gen will provide practical guidance on meeting accessibility standards while respecting deadlines. This talk is aimed at novices with little to no prior accessibility experience and will […]
In 2022, with Gutenberg 13.8 and WordPress 6.1, the block editor added support for fluid typography. In responsive design, fluid typography is an alternative to traditional media queries to scale the text with the screen size: when using media queries, the font size changes at specific breakpoints; when using fluid typography, text size can grow […]
Join us as Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, perform a live accessibility audit of the Go Theme by Go Daddy and provide real-time feedback to Senior Software Developer at GoDaddy, Evan Herman. The presentation will demonstrate how to manually audit WordPress themes for accessibility while providing real-time […]
In recent years, low-code tools and site builders have democratized web development. However, achieving accessibility remains challenging due to the balance between simplicity and accessibility. Builderius is a visual builder dedicated to addressing the accessibility challenge and continuously learning as time progresses. Builderius' three-stage approach will guide efforts in creating more accessible websites. Builderius prioritizes […]
The Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) teaches web pros how to design accessible websites and apps in a practical, hands-on setting. Company or Indie teams are trained and mentored while building a basic website for Nonprofits, Artists, or Community Organizations. Sharron Rush, Adrienne Grace, and Mary Ann (MJ) Jawili will talk about AIR and address any […]
In recent years, low-code tools and site builders have democratized web development. However, achieving accessibility remains challenging due to the balance between simplicity and accessibility. Builderius is a visual builder dedicated to addressing the accessibility challenge and continuously learning as time progresses. Builderius' three-stage approach will guide efforts in creating more accessible websites. Builderius prioritizes […]
eCommerce sites have a lot of user interaction and therefore a lot of potential for accessibility issues. This presentation by team members from AccessiCart, an agency that specializes in accessibility and eCommerce, will look at the accessibility of the base WooCommerce plugin, some of its popular plugins, and offer some advice for choosing more accessible […]
Join us as Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, perform a live accessibility audit of the AccessAlly Plugin and provide real-time feedback. The presentation will demonstrate how to manually audit WordPress plugins for accessibility while providing real-time feedback to help the AccessAlly team improve their plugin. In addition […]
How to use tools & procedures to significantly speed up the design process and produce accessible designs, even when the designers don’t have an accessibility background. A walk-through showing how to work with designers who have no accessibility background to get designs created that meet WCAG criteria. These meetups take place via Zoom and are […]
Are you overwhelmed at the prospect of conducting accessibility audits for large websites that have numerous pages? In this talk, we'll cover strategies for efficiently planning and conducting audits for large-scale sites, including WordPress sites with hundreds or thousands of posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and other types of content. We'll explore how to stay organized […]
**Due to an unexpected emergency with our speaker, "Do More With Less ARIA" is being rescheduled (date TBD). Thank you to Deneb Pulsipher for stepping in to present.** New Topic […]
