One of the worst things that can happen to people in creative professions is for them to feel castrated in their creativity, their tools, and their toys. Whether it’s in graphic design or code, it results in unproductive resentment. But the reality is that it’s really not the rules and guidelines for digital accessibility that […]

This presentation will demonstrate how audio description (AD) provides access to visual images of the arts, websites, and much more for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, describers observe, select, and then succinctly and vividly use language to convey the visual image that is not […]

Navigation is the main component of a website when it comes to moving around different pages and finding content. For this reason, it is critical to design and develop an accessible navigation. This means keeping in mind those using different devices and assistive technologies such as screen readers. An accessible navigation is easy to understand, […]

Join us as Raghavendra Satish Peri, founder of DigitalA11Y, certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA), and screen reader user, shares his approach to website accessibility auditing and how he documents problems found so that developers and content creators can fix them. In this presentation, Ragavendra will test a real website, discuss problems he finds, and […]

The need to make websites accessible to people with disabilities is increasingly gaining attention among business owners and developers. Website accessibility doesn't just come into play for new website builds; frequently, it makes more sense to remediate existing websites over time. Adding website accessibility monitoring and remediation to your offerings can increase recurring revenue and […]

Join us as Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, perform a live accessibility audit of the Paid Memberships Pro plugin and provide real-time feedback to plugin owner Kim Coleman. The presentation will demonstrate how to manually audit plugins for accessibility while providing real-time feedback to help the Paid […]

Join us for an insightful talk with Tammy, a professional who has been working online for over 15 years while living with Multiple Sclerosis and other disabilities. Tammy has a wealth of experience navigating the virtual world, and she will share her journey of working remotely and the unique challenges and victories that come with […]

Modern operating systems have given users more control over how their interface looks. This includes light and dark settings, inverted colors, and high contrast modes. Much like the early days of responsive design, the best web developers are adapting to offer styles that can leverage user preferences. This can improve accessibility for sites and accommodate […]

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 […]

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 […]