116: Surviving Burnout and Broken Systems in the Accessibility Trenches, Drink Weird Organic White Peach Oolong Tea
In this episode, Steve and Chris interview Kevin Andrews about his experience working in the accessibility trenches for many years.
In this episode, Steve and Chris interview Kevin Andrews about his experience working in the accessibility trenches for many years.
In this episode, we ask attorney Richard Hunt, who specializes in ADA and FHA litigation, all about digital accessibility lawsuits. This episode provides general information about legal topics and is not legal advice. Always consult your own attorney.
In this episode, we talk through the ins and outs of user testing, why we do it, how it is distinct from auditing, and much more.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into accessibility best practices for modals and popups, whether they are good or bad for user experience, and whether there are any solutions in WordPress that produce accessible modals by default.
In this episode, Amber and Steve, along with special guest (and Equalize Digital Senior Plugin Developer) William Patton, take a deep dive into how our team approached building an accessible WordPress plugin for multi-sites.
In this episode, we discuss best practices for surveys and collecting user feedback by reviewing a user survey about accessibility that was released by a
In this episode, we discuss WCAG 2.2.2 Pause/Stop/Hide and whether or not prefers-reduced-motion alone is sufficient for meeting this guideline.
In this episode, we talk through the specifics of the recent $1 million FTC fine against well-known accessibility overlay company AccessiBe, and some of the public comments on the decision from individuals with disabilities, small businesses, and many others.
In this episode, drawing inspiration from a recent X discussion with WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, we discuss whether or not accessibility is the killer of creative design and the role of accessibility in artistic expression on the web.
In this episode, we dive into the recent study released by the HTTP Archive claiming that Wix is the most accessible CMS on the market in 2024, based on aggregate testing data from Google Lighthouse.
In this episode, we talk about Amber’s experience filing an ADA grievance against the City of Georgetown, TX, and what she learned going through that process. We also touch on more philosophical points about proprietary CMSs and a perceived lack of digital accessibility expertise among local governments.
In this episode, we walk through captioning, transcription, and audio description requirements in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and offer practical tips and tricks for meeting these requirements.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into Accessibility Checker’s “Fixes” release, why we did it, what the challenges were, and our philosophy on doing automated accessibility the right way.
In this episode, we chat about planning for accessibility and preview upcoming presentations for WordPress Accessibility Meetup coming in December 2024.
We threw a party at WordCamp US 2024 called Accessibility Craft IRL, in collaboration with AccessiCart. Amber and Steve share a retrospective on the event, as well as a series of short, in-person interviews with people who attended.
In this episode, we interview disability rights attorney Lainey Feingold about a wide range of topics, from how she got into accessibility and advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilties, to the broader trends we are seeing globally around accessibility laws and enforcement.