Cloudways Cloud Bootcamp
2026-03-10 - 2026-03-11
High-speed performance and digital accessibility are two sides of the same coin. Both are about removing friction for the end user. Equalize Digital is honored to be a featured partner during Cloudways Cloud Bootcamp. The event is focused on helping digital professionals understand the importance server-side optimization and frontend speed, both of which directly support a more accessible web.
As part of the event, we will be giving away a one-year 5-site Accessibility Checker license.
Register today.

Scaling Accessibility: Treating Accessibility as Frontend Architecture and a Leadership Responsibility: Niharika Pujari
2026-03-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
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 skill or compliance task. We’ll look at how accessibility outcomes are shaped by architectural decisions – component APIs, state and focus management, and system-level defaults and why fixing issues after implementation leads to recurring accessibility debt.
Niharika will walk you through how to shift accessibility left across the frontend lifecycle: from design constraints and reusable patterns, to accessible component primitives, to automated feedback that catches regressions early. Finally, we’ll explore the role of frontend leads in making accessibility stick – by setting standards, enabling teams, and measuring success beyond checklists.
You will leave with concrete, actionable practices you can apply immediately, whether you are working on a single product or a shared frontend platform.

After this session, you will be able to:

Explain why common accessibility approaches don’t scale in modern frontend teams.
Identify architectural decisions that have the biggest accessibility impact.
Apply “shift left” principles to accessibility in design, development, and CI.
Use component systems to prevent common accessibility regressions.
Influence accessibility adoption across teams without slowing delivery.

These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker

Niharika P. Pujari is a Lead Software Engineer at McGraw-Hill with over eight years of experience designing, developing, and delivering robust, full-stack web applications. Niharika works in the higher education space, building technology that supports instructors, institutions, and learners through scalable backend systems and thoughtful end-to-end solutions that drive real educational impact.
Niharika’s expertise includes frontend development with Angular, a strong focus on web accessibility, and creating inclusive, user-centric interfaces. Niharika has also been expanding my skills in AWS, supported by hands-on learning and certifications, to design reliable and scalable cloud-based solutions.
Niharika is passionate about writing clean, efficient code, mentoring engineers, and continuously learning. Niharika is particularly interested in exploring artificial intelligence and how it can be applied responsibly to enhance learning experiences and improve student outcomes.

Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:

Live Captioning + Transcription: GoDaddy
Organizer and Host: 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.

Equalize Digital Office Hours
2026-03-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-24 10:00 - 11:00 and 16 more dates
Accessibility Checker Small Business and Agency license plans include access to open office hours where you can ask questions and get help finding or fixing accessibility problems. These meetings take place via Zoom with auto-captions and require pre-registration to attend.
Get the link to register for office hours on your account dashboard.

Beyond Technical Accessibility: European Accessibility Act Compliance Requirements: Bet Hannon
2026-04-02 10:00 - 11:30
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.

These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker

Bet Hannon (CPACC) is the CEO of AccessiCart, a services agency that helps eCommerce brands remove barriers for customers with disabilities and meet web accessibility compliance requirements (like ADA and the EAA – the European Accessibility Act). AccessiCart specializes in testing, consulting and reporting alongside existing website teams to level up skills and educate regarding compliance.
When not working, Bet enjoys cooking, Irish whiskey and hiking and snowshoeing near Bend, Oregon where she lives.

Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:

Live Captioning + Transcription: Kinsta
Organizer and Host: 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.

Training Support Staff on Accessibility: Donata Stroink-Skillrud
2026-04-21 10:00 - 11:00
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.
Understand what an Accessibility Support Policy should include and how to draft one.
Learn how to communicate your Accessibility Support Policy to your support staff.
Get ideas for how to create your own Accessibility Support Training and what it should include (e.g. why does accessibility matter in support, legal requirements, types of disabilities, categories of disabilities, assistive technologies, accessible communication practices, accommodation requests, how to handle issues, respectful language and tone, examples and scenarios).

These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker

Donata Stroink-Skillrud is an attorney licensed in Illinois and a Certified Information Privacy Professional. She is the President and Legal Engineer behind Termageddon, LLC, a software as a service that has generated tens of thousands of website policies and kept them up to date with changing legislation. Donata is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Board Member of the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative and Chair of the ABA’s ePrivacy Committee.

Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:

Live Captioning + Transcription: GoDaddy
Organizer and Host: 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.

Elevating the Web: An Adventure in Web Accessibility: Nora Guy
2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:30
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 human need for accessibility.
Nora will guide participants in understanding the principles of POUR and seeing accessibility not as a box to check off, but as a solid foundation for building a digital home that can soar to new heights.
Key outcome: At the end of the presentation, participants will feel empowered as not only UX architects but good stewards of the web.

These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker

Nora Guy is a seasoned web and UX designer who brings two decades of expertise, across public and private sectors to her craft. She holds a CUA and a CPACC, and is a huge advocate of lifelong learning. Nora holds a BA in Visual Art from SUNY Empire State University, and when she’s not designing, she’s pursuing art, writing, and ballroom dancing with her husband Eric.

Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:

Live Captioning + Transcription: Kinsta
Organizer and Host: 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.

Web Accessibility 101: Small Things That Make a Big Difference: Maria Maldonado
2026-05-19 10:00 - 11:00
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 in clear, non-technical terms and highlight simple fixes you can start implementing right away. Whether you’re new to accessibility or looking for easy wins, this session will help you take meaningful first steps toward a more inclusive website.
What you’ll learn:

Common accessibility barriers and how to avoid them.
Small, high-impact improvements you can make quickly.
How accessibility benefits all users—not just those with disabilities.

These meetups take place via Zoom and are live captioned. You must register to attend via Zoom.
About the Speaker

Maria José Maldonado is a seasoned Web Accessibility professional with a strong foundation in education. Since transitioning to the field in 2018, she has been dedicated to advancing accessibility testing and fostering digital inclusivity. Holding CPACC, WAS, and CPWA certifications, she possesses a comprehensive understanding of WCAG standards and legal requirements.
Her expertise spans assistive technologies, automated testing tools, and responsive design, ensuring seamless user experiences across diverse platforms. Passionate about creating accessible digital environments, she collaborates with teams to drive meaningful, user-centered accessibility solutions.

Event Information
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:

Live Captioning + Transcription: GoDaddy
Organizer and Host: 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.
