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Accessible Content Creation: Ronnie Burt
In this presentation, Ronnie Burt, Sensei LMS lead at Automattic, talks about accessibility best practices inside the content editor for posts and pages. Thanks to Our Sponsors Empire Caption Solutions strives to create inclusive experiences ...
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Learning Accessibility & Community Discussion: Sally Thoun
In this presentation, Sally Thoun, Head of Partnerships and Sales at AAAtraq, talked about her journey learning WordPress and Accessibility. Then we move on to a guided community discussion of tips and resources for learning accessibility. Thanks ...
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Auditing GiveWP for Accessibility: Alex Stine, Amber Hinds, and Matt Cromwell
In this presentation, Alex Stine, DevOps Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the popular WordPress donation plugin, GiveWP and provided real-time feedback to ...
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Guest Article By Joe Casabona One of the most frustrating things about the Harry Potter movie series is something that you wouldn’t really know is frustrating if you read the books: the movies do a terrible job at explaining what Horcruxes are, ...
Accessible Typography: Carie Fisher
In this presentation, Carie Fisher, author, speaker, and developer with over 15 years of tech experience, explained the choices you can/should consider in an accessible visual presentation using text, such as font, color, contrast, size, column ...
Accessibility Overlays – All Sizzle, No Steak: Karl Groves
In this presentation, Karl Groves, Founder & President of Tenon.io, provided an examination of the distance between fantasy and reality in the case of accessibility overlays. He discussed his research into website accessibility overlays and their ...
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Testing FacetWP for Accessibility: Joyce Oshita & Chris Lane
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on December 20th, Joyce Oshita and Chris Lane, Accessibility Engineers at VMware, explored their lived experiences in blindness and web development respectively to uncover the mystery of digital ...
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How to Create Accessible Captioned Videos for WordPress Sites & Beyond: Meryl Evans
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on December 2nd, Meryl Evans, an accessibility and digital marketing consultant, speaker, and writer, discussed the importance of captions and how to ensure yours follow best practices. Thanks to Our ...
We’re Hiring a Content Specialist
We're excited to announce that we're hiring a Content Specialist to join our team. This is a full-time, 100% remote position with benefits that will do work for both of our brands, Equalize Digital, and our full-service digital marketing agency, Road ...
Building a Custom Plugin with an Accessibility First Approach: Phil Webster
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on November 15th, Phil Webster, a Senior WordPress Developer at Delicious Brains, discussed the steps to build a custom plugin for a client site that has accessibility top of mind. Topics included design ...
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Introducing Focus State
This week our team was excited to launch the first inaugural issue of Focus State, a weekly accessibility newsletter. We've been hearing from customers and clients that it's hard to keep up with all the news and events related to website ...
How to Use NVDA (Screen Reader): Glen Walker
During the WordPress Accessibility Meetup on November 4th, Glen Walker, Principal Accessibility Architect at TIAA, provided a detailed walk-through of key settings for the popular, open-source screen reader for Windows, NVDA. To get started with ...
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Best Practices for Screen Reader Text: Nick Croft
As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we have partnered with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered around building more accessible websites with WordPress. This post has a ...
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How to Make Your Website Accessible for Color-Blind People
Marketers, website content creators, designers, and developers need to consider how their color choices can impact people both on the web and in print marketing materials. Colorblindness is, unfortunately, an often forgotten disability that can make ...
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How Ignoring Accessibility Costs You And Your Clients: Colleen Gratzer
In this session, Colleen Gratzer, an accessibility specialist and CCO of Gratzer Graphics, shared the cost of ignoring accessibility for developers, designers, agency owners, and their clients. Thanks to Our Sponsor Leon Stafford, is a ...
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How to Run User Test with Real-World Users: Amber Hinds
In this meetup, Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital and an organizer of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup Group, shared resources for hiring or finding volunteer user testers, how to plan for user testing sessions, and how to get the most out ...
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4 Ways to Learn Accessibility: Joe Simpson
In this session, Joe Simpson, Jr., an organizer of two WordPress Meetups and host of WordCamp Santa Clarita, discussed four ways that you can learn about web accessibility. Watch the Recording If you missed the meetup or would like a recap, ...
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All About WP Accessibility: Joe Dolson
In this session, Joe Dolson, WordPress plugin developer, core contributor, and accessibility consultant, presented an in-depth look at his WP Accessibility plugin and answered questions about accessibility in WordPress core. Watch the ...
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Five Reasons to Make Websites Accessible: Bet Hannon
In this session, Bet Hannon, Founder and CEO of BH Business Websites, discussed five reasons to make your website accessible besides the fear of lawsuits and other legal ramifications. Watch the Recording If you missed the meetup or would like ...
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