Equalize Digital Raises Pre-Seed Funding for Expanding Accessibility Checker Plugin Development
Equalize Digital, a WordPress accessibility products and consulting company, has received an undisclosed amount of […]
Tag: accessibility
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WP Community Collective Names Alex Stine as First Accessibility Fellow
The WP Community Collective (WPCC), a newly formed nonprofit organization dedicated to funding individual WordPress […]
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Two New WordPress Plugins Improve Block Editor Accessibility and WCAG Compliance
WordPress Core Committer Jb Audras, CTO of the France-based Whodunit agency, has released two new […]
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Meetup.com Removes Accessibility Overlay In Response to WordPress Community’s Concerns
Meetup.com has removed its accessibility overlay, a recent addition to the company’s website that raised […]
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#48 – Christina Deemer on Making Digital Content Usable for People With Cognitive Disabilities
On the podcast today we have Christina Deemer. Christina is a senior UX developer at Lede, where she champions accessibility and headless WordPress in her work with publishers and nonprofits. At the recent WordCamp US, Christina gave a presentation called “embracing minds of all kinds, making digital content usable for people with cognitive disabilities”. And…
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WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Publishes Speaker Lineup
WordPress Accessibility Day is just one week away on November 2-3, and registration is still […]
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Registration Now Open for WP Accessibility Day, November 2-3, 2022
WP Accessibility Day 2022 is taking place next month on November 2-3. The one-day virtual […]
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#44 – Joe Dolson on How To Fix the Six Most Common Accessibility Errors on Your Websites
On the podcast today we have Joe Dolson. Joe is a WordPress plugin developer, a core committer, and a web accessibility consultant. He’s part of the Make WordPress Accessible team, the team dedicated to improving accessibility in the WordPress ecosystem. His recent presentation at WordCamp US entitled ‘Finding and Fixing the Six Most Common WCAG…
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Twenty Twenty-Two Is the First Default Block Theme to Get Tagged as Accessibility-Ready
After a seven-month long effort across multiple contributor teams, the Twenty Twenty-Two (TT2) default theme […]
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WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Opens Call for Speakers and Sponsors
WordPress Accessibility Day, a free, 24-hour virtual event, is set for November 2-3, 2022. The […]
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#12 – Amber Hinds on Why Accessibility Matters
On the podcast today we have Amber Hinds. We talk about what online accessibility means, and how it ought to influence any website build. We consider the situations people who need an accessible website might find themselves in. What are they experiencing as they browse the web and what tools are they using? What tools…
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Colorado Becomes First State to Require State and Local Government Websites to Meet Accessibility Standards
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights […]
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Accessibility Advocates Sign Open Letter Urging People Not To Use AccesiBe and Other Overlay Products
AccessiBe and other similar tools are coming under fire after more than 400 accessibility advocates […]
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W3C Selects Craft CMS for Redesign Project
W3C has selected Craft CMS over Statamic for its redesign project, after dropping WordPress from […]
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Why Accessibility Matters for WordPress Themes and Their Users
“Do you ever read the subtitles on a video so you didn’t need to unmute […]