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 ...
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How to Use NVDA (Screen Reader): Glen Walker
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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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
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 Run User Test with Real-World Users: Amber Hinds
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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4 Ways to Learn Accessibility: Joe Simpson
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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All About WP Accessibility: Joe Dolson
As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we recently began working with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered around building more accessible websites with WordPress. This post ...
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Five Reasons to Make Websites Accessible: Bet Hannon
As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we recently began working with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered around building more accessible websites with WordPress. This post ...
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The Importance of Making Your WordPress Backend Accessible: Taylor Arndt
As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we recently began working with the WordPress Foundation’s community team to run an official WordPress Meetup centered around building more accessible websites with WordPress. This post ...
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How to Test Your Website for Accessibility Problems: Amber Hinds
This month we held our inaugural WordPress Accessibility Meetup. As part of our commitment to giving back and sharing knowledge, we applied to the WordPress Foundation's community team to run an official WordPress meetup centered around building more ...
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Equalize Digital Selected As A MassChallenge Finalist
Media Contact Amber Hinds, CEO(512) 942-5858 x 3hello@equalizedigital.com Equalize Digital has been selected out of thousands of startups to participate in MassChallenge's 50th Accelerator Cohort. Georgetown, Texas, July 17, 2021 - Equalize ...
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Section 508 Compliance Checklist
Local, state, and federal government websites serve the American public online, providing the public with information on everything from library books to voter registration. If you manage a website for a government entity or a federally funded ...
How to Make Your Website Accessible for Blind and Visually-Impaired People
Whether you're a designer, developer, or content creator, you need to know how to make your website accessible to blind and visually impaired people. Learning how to create blind-friendly websites starts with understanding how blind people use the ...
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Website Accessibility Requirements Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was created by the Ontarian government in 2005. This act was created to establish and enforce a set of standards for accessibility in the public sector. While the ultimate goal of the ...
Accessibility Requirements for Healthcare Websites
Year after year, the number of website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to rise. The healthcare industry is especially susceptible to accessibility lawsuits as doctors' offices, dental practices, and ...
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Study Finds Businesses Are Increasing Focus on Disability Inclusion
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19.3% of people with a disability were employed in 2019. While this may not seem like much when compared to the 66.3% of people without a disability who were employed in 2019, it is a marked ...
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Announcing Accessibility Checker & Priority Support Plans
At Equalize Digital, we envision a world where, one day, all people will have equal access to information and tools on the internet, regardless of ability. We know that hiring an accessibility company to thoroughly audit and remediate website ...
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Cochlear Ltd. Receives FDA Approval for Hearing Devices That Connect to Smartphones
Cochlear Limited has been producing implantable hearing devices for almost 30 years. These hearing devices have helped hundreds of thousands of people improve their hearing and live a more accessible life. Last July, Cochlear Ltd. announced the ...
Voting and Accessibility
For many people, voting in elections is straightforward and accessible. But for the 1 in 4 U.S. adults who have disabilities, voting can be a major source of frustration. Even with some recent voting accessibility successes, many voting processes are ...
