Equalize Digital
Website Accessibility Consulting, Training, and Development
Unfortunately, when developing WCAG2, the Working Group did not envision the current world where mobile is almost ubiquitous. For example, on a mobile device, there is no continual access to a keyboard (unless someone is using it as an add-on to the ...
On April 8th, the United States Department of Justice published a new rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), strengthening the accessibility requirements for state and local government websites. The final rule, signed by ...
When you started reading about website accessibility, you might have felt overwhelmed or had no idea where to start. While there are many parts of making a website accessible that require technical or developer-level skills, you don't have to be a ...
In this session, Anna and Susi from Funka take you on a journey to understand the main European accessibility laws, which are often perceived as boring and complex. Gain insights into these laws (actually directives) and learn how to ensure ...
The aria-hidden warning in Accessibility Checker has led to a lot of questions since Accessibility Checker was launched. Warnings in Accessibility Checker are elements that need human assessment, and depending upon the WordPress theme or plugins used ...
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Alex Stine, Engineer & Accessibility Consultant, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress Plugin and provided real-time feedback. Sunshine Photo Cart is a free client ...
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I was honored to be asked to participate in the keynote for WP Engine's DE{CODE} conference for developers. The keynote, hosted by Jason Cohen, WP Engine Chief Innovation Officer and Founder, and Luke Patterson, Product Manager at WP Engine, ...
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Making a WordPress website accessible doesn't have to be super expensive or a massive undertaking. Small business owners and bloggers can quickly make their websites accessible without breaking the bank or waiting months for results. And, with ...
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In this session, we had a panel discussion with Amber Hinds, CEO, Chris Hinds, COO, Steve Jones, CTO, and Raghavendra Satish Perry, Accessibility Specialist at Equalize Digital. This WordPress Accessibility Meetup was an open question-and-answer ...
At Equalize Digital, we collaborate with many other agencies and developers working to build more accessibility into their practices. They frequently ask us two versions of the same question: "How can I get my boss to prioritize accessibility?" or ...
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have provided a technical standard for web accessibility since May 1999. WCAG 2.2, published in October 2023, extends previous versions of WCAG to provide additional criteria for testing if a website is ...
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Some trends are moving in the right direction, like making a dark mode and focusing on accessibility improvements. Other trends are moving in the completely opposite direction. We seem to be in an era of nostalgia and design revival — some of ...
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If your business or organization is located in the United States, you may be familiar with The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination. Most of us know the ADA as it applies ...
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We all know that accessible websites are important, but many people assume that accessibility equates to static or boring. In an attempt to be "accessible," they add ARIA roles & landmarks on everything, which is counterintuitive; knowing when to ...
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About 43 million people around the world live with some degree of blindness or vision loss. Low-vision users and users with vision impairments are incredibly common on the web. If your website doesn't work for people with low vision, you may be ...
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 ...
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