Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
This is a case study presentation from Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital and lead organizer of the meetup, on building an accessible drop-shipping WooCommerce website. In this session, Amber shared the process for building, testing, and ...
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A website's copy is often the first user interaction with a brand. In this talk, Abby covered what good copywriting is and how to write it. We discussed a look at how to make your website copy accessible from various perspectives, including reading ...
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Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the Pie Calendar WordPress Plugin and provided real-time feedback. Pie Calendar lets you effortlessly turn any ...
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Just in time for Christmas, we released a significant update to both free and paid versions of Accessibility Checker. The update changes the way the plugin scans WordPress websites for accessibility problems. This release is the first of a series of ...
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Digital accessibility is not achieved by simply implementing standards, it is the outcome of a process rooted in usability and digital inclusion. Whether you’re starting a full redesign, or are trying to improve on a legacy website, different ...
If your organization has many - potentially even hundreds of websites that it manages, ensuring a usable and accessible experience that also follows branding guidelines can be a challenge. Creating a pattern library system that integrates components ...
Equalize Digital is pleased to announce the release of our first Accessibility Checker add-on: Audit History. The Audit History add-on is included in Accessibility Checker Small Business and Agency Plans. This new plugin is a game-changer for ...
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We're proud to announce that The GAAD Foundation selected our Accessibility Checker WordPress plugin as a 2023 Gaady winner. Our CEO, Amber Hinds, flew to San Francisco to demo Accessibility Checker and accept our award at the ceremony. About the ...
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The menu on your site is one of its most important features, as it gives access to the rest of your site. Unfortunately, a large portion of the menus that come stock with WordPress themes fail in several ways to deliver on the promise of easy access ...
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Are you overwhelmed at the prospect of conducting accessibility audits for large websites that have numerous pages? In this talk, Natalie covered strategies for efficiently planning and conducting audits for large-scale sites, including WordPress ...
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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 ...
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Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the AccessAlly Plugin and provided real-time feedback to the AccessAlly team. AccessAlly is a powerful WordPress ...
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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 ...
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Media Contact Amber Hinds, CEO Phone: (512) 942-5858 x 3 Email: hello@equalizedigital.com Equalize Digital's Accessibility Checker Now an Officially Recommended Tool in WP Buffs Partner Hub Georgetown, Texas, September 27, 2023 – Equalize ...
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Media Contact Amber Hinds, CEO(512) 942-5858 x 3hello@equalizedigital.com NASA Funds Development of Front-End Highlighting Feature for Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker Georgetown, Texas, August 17, 2023 – Equalize Digital is excited to ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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The flexibility of WordPress is a double-edged sword when it comes to accessibility: just as quickly as new content can be created by non-technical users, accessibility problems can be added. This presentation covers key considerations for ...
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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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During this presentation, Stefano Minoia explored what fluid typography is and how it works, how to make it accessible, and how to use it in the block editor in an accessible way. In 2022, with Gutenberg 13.8 and WordPress 6.1, the block editor ...
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