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WordPress Accessibility & ADA Compliance

Your source for custom WordPress accessibility plugins and themes. Equalize Digital designs and develops custom accessible WordPress websites for businesses, government agencies, schools, and nonprofits.

WordPress Accessibility Plugins & Theme Development

WordPress powers over 35% of websites on the internet and is the ideal content management system (CMS) for businesses and organizations of all types and sizes. Whether you need a simple brochure site or a complex web application, WordPress is the ideal framework for building your online presence and has a codebase that can be configured in an accessible manner.

Do you have a WordPress website that needs to be made accessible or are you looking to build a new WordPress website that is ADA compliant? Equalize Digital’s expert WordPress accessibility team has designed and developed custom accessible WordPress websites for businesses of all sizes, colleges and universities, government agencies, K-12 schools, and nonprofits, among others.

Our team can help you to identify and resolve accessibility issues in existing WordPress plugins and themes, and is capable of design and developing custom WordPress plugins and custom WordPress themes to fit your needs.

Each WordPress website or web application we build is designed to meet the specific business and marketing needs of the client and is optimized not only for accessibility, but also for search engine ranking, user experience, and conversions. If you’re looking for creative vision and strategic thinking in addition to accessibility expertise, you’re in the right place.

Capabilities

  • WCAG 2.1, Section 508, and ADA compliant WordPress websites
  • Mobile-first design and development
  • User journey mapping and UX
  • Accessible WooCommerce development
  • Custom accessible WordPress theme design and development
  • WordPress accessibility plugin development
  • Ongoing managed WordPress hosting and technical support

Accessible WordPress Websites Portfolio

Equalize Digital has launched hundreds of custom WordPress websites over the past 15+ years, working with a variety of nonprofit, for-profit, and government organizations worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering highly-flexible, fast, secure, mobile-friendly, and easy to manage WordPress websites that are, most importantly, WCAG 2.1, ADA, and Section 508 compliant. In addition to placing priority on delivering solutions that prioritize WordPress accessibility and user experience, we also have extensive experience with search engine optimization and content marketing. Our team can handle all aspects of your new website project from design to code to content creation.

Workforce Solutions Panhandle website on a desktop monitor and portal on a laptop

Workforce Solutions Panhandle

WordPress website and customer portal designed and developed for Workforce Solutions Panhandle, an American Job Center network partner providing employment assistance and job training in the Texas Panhandle. The public-facing website allows WSP staff to easily manage content without developer assistance. The portal allows staff to communicate with and onboard new customers, remotely. 

CO-WY AMP Website Home Page on Desktop Computer

CO-WY Alliance for Minority Participation

The CO-WY Alliance for Minority Participation is a two-state initiative funded by the National Science Foundation that supports students, programs at individual schools, and initiatives meant to increase the number of underrepresented students in STEM. The WordPress website allows students and faculty members across 16 partner institutions to connect and provides valuable resources to minority and first-generation college students.

Friends for Life Home Page on Desktop Computer

Friends for Life

Friends For Life is a nonprofit animal shelter based in Houston, Texas. Friends For Life’s WordPress website is a major contributor to their success as an organization as they use it to feature adoptable pets, accept volunteer and adoption applications, and raise funds for the organization.

Lesbians Who Tech Sponsor Portal Dashboard

Lesbians Who Tech Sponsor Portal

Sponsor portal developed for Lesbians Who Tech, an organization that runs conferences and events for LGBTQ+ individuals working in tech. This WordPress-powered web application allows event sponsors from Fortune 500 companies to access information about their sponsorship packages and communicate privately with LWT staff. The portal syncs with the Eventbrite API to auto-import attendee information.

Fort Collins Montessori School Home Page on desktop computer

Fort Collins Montessori School

Fort Collins Montessori School is a kindergarten-sixth grade public Montessori charter school in Colorado. The school’s WordPress website includes public-facing information about the school as well as a password-protected area for parents and an integrated volunteer sign-up management system.

Our Approach to Custom WordPress Accessibility Projects

We have decades of experience executing WordPress website projects at every scale that puts website accessibility first. We have a carefully refined discovery, design, and development process that leads to a final product that will achieve your organization’s goals and allow you to stand above the competition. In contrast to typical marketing agencies, accessibility is central to our process and every phase of the project includes accessibility reviews and refinement to ensure your final website meets or exceeds your legal requirements for accessibility.

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1) Initial Consultation

We gather key information on your business and define expectations for the project. This preliminary discussion helps us to understand the problem(s) you’re trying to solve, the resources at our disposal, and any limiting factors that may exist. Out of this discussion we’ll create a proposal for your approval.

2) Discovery

Once a proposal is accepted, the project officially begins with a discovery phase. The discovery phase allows us to gain a clearer understanding of business and customer goals, desired design aesthetic, and create a full scope of content needed. We’ll also establish the specific accessibility laws/guidelines which may apply to your organization. During this phase we’ll create user journey maps, navigation structure, a site map, and generate both a content request document and design brief.

3) Content

The content phase is when your team will supply us with all of the content (text, images, CSV files, PDFs, etc.) that will be needed for the website. If desired, we can help you to draft content and can supply stock images. Once all content is ready, we’ll perform a first accessibility review to make sure there are no accessibility problems in the content supplied.

4) Design

Following the content phase, we design the home and interior pages needed for the site. We focus heavily on ensuring that your website design positively represents your brand and puts the information your customers are seeking right at their fingertips, regardless of their abilities. All designs receive an accessibility review to ensure proper color contrast, proximity, etc. By focusing on accessibility early, we create clean, easy-to-navigate designs that draw in visitors and maximize user experience quality.

5) WordPress Development

Development begins after designs are approved, though our WordPress developers are heavily involved at every stage of your project. Regular check-ins with our developers throughout earlier phases ensures that we are able to execute your project on-time, on budget and within scope. During development, your team will get a break while we turn your designs into a working WordPress website that is fully accessible.

6) Test & Debug

Every WordPress website project includes a rigorous testing & debug phase, during which our team tests every feature, performs a visual check on every page, checks the website’s performance in all major browsers, and reviews project scope to ensure we’re delivering everything promised. These tests are performed by multiple people and any issues uncovered are compiled into a change list for our development team. We often involve our clients heavily in the testing phase — the more eyes, the better has always been our policy. During test and debug, we’ll also run a full accessibility audit on the completed site and remediate any discovered issues.

7) User Testing & Remediation

For clients who want to go the extra mile to ensure the accessibility and usability of their website, we include a user testing phase towards the end of our test and debug period. In this phase we’ll have real-world blind and visually impaired users navigate the site with keyboards and screen readers to identify any additional items that need to be fixed.

8) Launch & Training

Once all testing items are complete, it’s time to launch your website! As your website is launched, our team runs through a final checklist that includes over 30 items — everything from setting up SSL encryption, to configuring Google Analytics conversion goals. This ensures that every website we deliver meets our rigorous internal standards and is delivered securely, in compliance with all current best practices. Following launch, we provide training in the use of your new website, including specialized training in how to maintain the accessibility of the site.

Do you need a new WordPress website?

Whether you’re concerned about WordPress accessibility compliance or you want to give your online presence a fresh coat of paint, our team is ready to see your project through to completion, and beyond. Because every website is unique, our WordPress website proposals are tailored to suit your specific requirements.

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New Website FAQs

Can you make existing WordPress plugins accessible?

If you have specific WordPress plugins that you need or want to use on your website but that are not accessible, yes, we can typically resolve the accessibility issues in those plugins by building another plugin to “patch” them. Some WordPress plugins have such a large number of accessibility issues that we may suggest an alternative or suggest that we build something from scratch.

How long does a new website project take?

Website projects typically take a minimum of 5 weeks and can take up to 12 weeks or more for very large projects.  Generally, the amount of time a project will take is dependent upon the size of the website, if there is any complex functionality to build, and how quickly the client is able to respond to questions or provide us with needed content.

If your need is urgent, check with us to see if a rush option is available.

Do you respond to RFPs?

Yes, we do occasionally submit responses to RFPs for new website projects depending upon the scope of the project and timeline. If your agency or organization has an RFP that you would like us to review and respond to, please email it to sales [at] equalizedigital.com. Please note, we do have a strong preference toward responding to RFPs that list a budget.

Can you build WordPress websites for enterprise organizations?

Yes. Our team has developed accessible websites and web applications and has provided accessibility consulting for large universities, government agencies, and enterprise-level clients.

Do you host websites?

Yes, we do have hosting and hosting + support plans available. We host websites in a secure, cloud-based managed WordPress environment that includes an SSL certificate, CDN, advanced firewalls, and more. Please inquire for additional information.

Do you provide support post launch?

All website packages include 30 days of unlimited support following the launch of your website. At the conclusion of your included support period, you may elect to purchase a monthly support package or can receive support on an a la carte/as requested basis. For WordPress websites, our support packages include us running plugin, theme, and core updates on a biweekly basis.

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