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How to Make Your Website Accessible for People Who Are Deaf

Article PublishedSeptember 14, 2022Last UpdatedAugust 13, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

Approximately 466 million people (over 5% of the world's population) worldwide have disabling hearing loss. This includes about 432 million adults and 34 million children. Disabling hearing loss is different for adults and children. An adult is ...

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Filed Under: Who Accessibility Helps Deaf/Auditory Impairments

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How to Make Your Website Accessible for Deaf-Blind People

Article PublishedApril 6, 2022Last UpdatedAugust 29, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

It is estimated that around 0.2% of the world's population is completely deaf-blind, and another 2% live with "milder forms" of deaf-blindness. This is screen reader text. Generally, someone who is deaf-blind has concomitant hearing and vision ...

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Why Your Podcast Needs Transcripts

Article PublishedFebruary 2, 2022Last UpdatedFebruary 17, 2022 Written byEqualize Digital

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, ...

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Filed Under: Website Accessibility Best Practices Deaf/Auditory Impairments Situational Limitations

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How to Create Accessible Captioned Videos for WordPress Sites & Beyond: Meryl Evans

Article PublishedDecember 8, 2021Last UpdatedSeptember 12, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

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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Filed Under: Recorded Webinars Deaf/Auditory Impairments WordPress Accessibility Meetup

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Cochlear Ltd. Receives FDA Approval for Hearing Devices That Connect to Smartphones

Article PublishedNovember 11, 2020Last UpdatedJune 7, 2023 Written byEqualize Digital

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 ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility News Deaf/Auditory Impairments

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WCAG Conformance Levels Comparison: Which One You Should Follow

Article PublishedMay 5, 2020Last UpdatedSeptember 26, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have are various levels of conformance that your website and content can follow for accessibility. The WCAG conformance levels range from A (lowest), AA, to AAA (highest). It can be difficult to know ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility WCAG 2 Knowledge Base Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Blind/Visual Impairments Cognitive Disabilities Deaf/Auditory Impairments Elderly Populations Government Agencies Section 508

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Happy Birthday, WCAG! W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are 20 Years Old This Week

Article PublishedMay 7, 2019Last UpdatedOctober 4, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

20 years ago, on May 5, 1999, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), announced the first edition of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The guidelines have been updated over the years, but we wanted to look back at the way that they ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility News Blind/Visual Impairments Cognitive Disabilities Deaf/Auditory Impairments Situational Limitations

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WCAG 2.1 Explained

Article PublishedJune 25, 2018Last UpdatedOctober 4, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

When creating content for your website, you want to ensure that it is accessible. This means that website visitors with disabilities, such as visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities, will be able to use your website successfully. To use your ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility WCAG 2 Knowledge Base Blind/Visual Impairments Cognitive Disabilities Deaf/Auditory Impairments Elderly Populations Government Agencies Situational Limitations Temporary Disabilities

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