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.
In this episode, we discuss how we went about designing and building a new, accessible portal for Equalize Digital’s customers, the reasons why we did it, and our takeaways now that the new portal has launched.
In this episode, Amber and Chris interview special guest Isla Waite about her journey into web accessibility, tips and tricks for learning accessibility deeply, and her recent involvement in consulting on a potentially controversial accessibility law (AB 1757) that is under consideration in the California legislature.
In this episode, we discuss the recent class-action lawsuit filed against accessibility overlay company AccessiBe for breach of contract and failure to deliver on its promises of a fully automated accessibility solution.
In this episode, we review Canadian accessibility laws, the broad requirements, who they apply to, and any penalties for failing to comply. In addition, we discuss the broader impact of these laws on the internet as a whole, as well as the WordPress ecosystem.
In this episode, we interview Chris Ferdinandi about learning how to thrive as a developer with ADHD, from his backstory and how he got into coding, to tactics he’s learned along the way to become a highly skilled and effective developer.
In this episode, we discuss the current state of WordPress Accessibility-Ready theme requirements written in 2011 and last updated in 2014. We discuss how these requirements need to be updated, whether WordPress themes with this tag are still the best “starting point,” and whether they should closely align with WCAG.
In this episode, we talk about the current state of page builder accessibility across seven different products, what they do well, what they don’t do well, and everything in between. We also unveil which page-building toolset is the most accessible out of the box.
In this episode, we share how to find and engage with us at WordCamp EU 2024, the importance of including new voices as we build accessibility awareness globally, and what we’re most looking forward to experiencing in Italy. Equalize Digital is a small business sponsor for WordCamp EU 2024.
In this episode, we review the final rule issued by the US Justice Department requiring state, local, and district-level government websites to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. This sweeping regulatory change will have massive implications for government entities at every level across the United States.
In this episode, we chat with Ronnie Burt, the Head of Gravatar at Automattic, about the recent addition of alternative text support in Gravatar, the far-reaching effects this will have, and how individuals and organizations in WordPress can begin using the new setting.
In this episode, we interview Patrick Rauland, Senior eCommerce Developer at Xero Shoes, about his experience remediating WooCommerce stores for accessibility at scale. Xero Shoes is a massive online store that sells specialized running shoes across multiple global web properties.
