This session covered how to leverage the native features of the block editor and block-enabled plugins to enhance accessibility with minimal effort. Paola provided 10 actionable strategies to ensure your content adheres to the Web Content ...
WordPress Accessibility Meetup
Which Page Builder is the Best (or Worst) at Accessibility: Amber Hinds
Building an accessible website – one that works for people with disabilities and complies with accessibility laws around the world is easiest if you start from a solid foundation. Choosing the right page builder is key if you want to build an ...
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Enhancing University Accessibility with Real-Time Web Registry Services: Gavin Colborne
Gavin Colborne explored how the world’s top universities are revolutionizing web accessibility and achieving stringent compliance standards through Real-Time Web Registry Services. This session covered the key benefits of deploying these ...
Lifter LMS Accessibility Audit: Raghavendra Satish Peri & Amber Hinds
Raghavendra Satish Peri, Accessibility Auditor and Specialist, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, performed a live accessibility audit of the Lifter LMS WordPress Plugin and provided real-time feedback. Lifter LMS can help you easily create ...
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Six Levels of A11Y Maturity: Know Where You Are to Know Where You Are Going: Nick Croft
Accessibility is such a large topic that teams can be overwhelmed by the possibilities. They don’t know where to focus their efforts and often try hard to make accessible spaces, but they don’t have a solid plan that will lead to accomplishing their ...
Building Empathy with Stakeholders to Drive Accessibility: Simon Miner
How can we help leaders really "get" the need for digital accessibility? In this session, Simon discussed proven methods for building support with stakeholders for your accessibility program. We explored tools like the Site Unseen browser extension ...
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WordPress Accessibility Showcase for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), join us for a conversation about how different WordPress plugins and theme developers are working to improve and promote accessibility in their products. Representatives from Accessibility ...
Quick Accessibility Audits: Gen Herres
The most common question regarding accessibility is, “How bad is a given site, and what’s it going to take to fix it?” Most people would like to get at least a ballpark answer without spending $1,000. This session will cover how we use a quick audit ...
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Mobile Accessibility: Building and Testing Accessible Mobile Sites & Native Apps: Gian Wild
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 ...
Demystifying European Accessibility Laws with Anna Malmberg and Susana Pallero
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 ...
Sunshine Photo Cart Accessibility Audit: Alex Stine and Amber Hinds
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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Accessibility Ask Me Anything with Amber Hinds, Chris Hinds, Steve Jones, and Raghavendra Satish Peri
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 ...
Trends to Avoid in 2024: Danielle Zarcaro
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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Do More with Less ARIA: Michaela Lederman
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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Building a Low-Code Accessible WooCommerce Website: Amber Hinds
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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How to Write Accessible Website Copy: Abby Wood
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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Pie Calendar Plugin Accessibility Audit: Alex Stine and Amber Hinds
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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Beyond WCAG Compliance: Steps in Your Website’s Commitment to Digital Inclusion: Andrew Mallis and Mike McCaffrey
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 ...
Component Pattern Libraries for an Accessible WordPress Experience: Reed Piernock
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 ...
Accessibility Pitfalls of WordPress Menus: Deneb Pulsipher
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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