Episodes

Listen to Accessibility Craft podcast episodes.

176: AI, Screen Readers, and the Real User Experience, Fentimans Sparking Victorian Lemonade

In this episode of Accessibility Craft, Chris is joined by DevOps engineer and accessibility consultant Alex Stine, along with returning guest and Equalize Digital team member William, for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, accessibility, screen readers, coding agents, and the growing tension between speed and reliability. Alex shares firsthand examples of using AI to make inaccessible PDFs, charts, weather data, and other visual information more usable in his own day-to-day, while the group digs into the accessibility problems that still exist in many AI interfaces.

175: A Practical PDF Remediation Demo with Samantha Merrett

This episode is a recording of a July 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this practical session, veteran #WPA11yMeetup presenter Samantha Merrett worked through how to remediate a PDF step by step. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of PDF accessibility and the confidence to start improving your own documents.

172: One Page, Many Problems: Accessibility in SPAs, Recess “Mood” Calming Orange Vanilla

This week on Accessibility Craft, we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at the design and development of the new Issues Explorer in Accessibility Checker Pro. We discuss what it takes to build an accessible single page application (SPA), how React changes the accessibility testing process, and why focus management, live announcements, and state changes are critical to creating a great experience for keyboard and screen reader users.

171: How Agencies Can Turn Their Accessibility Backlog Into Profit with Chris Hinds

This episode is a recording of a June 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this session, Chris Hinds, COO at Equalize Digital, shares a practical, agency-focused approach to website accessibility. From developer tools like automated scanners and linters to larger strategic decisions like rebuilds versus retainers, this session is packed with actionable ways to improve both user experience and business outcomes. WordPress Accessibility Meetups are a 100% free and virtual community resource that take place via Zoom webinars twice a month.

169: Web Accessibility 101: Small Things That Make a Big Difference with Maria Maldonado

This episode is a recording of a May 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. Maria Maldonado, Accessibility Specialist at Equalize Digital, broke down the fundamentals of web accessibility in clear, non-technical terms and highlighted simple fixes you can start implementing right away. WordPress Accessibility Meetups are a 100% free and virtual community resource that take place via Zoom webinars twice a month.

167: Elevating the Web: An Adventure in Web Accessibility with Nora Guy

This episode is a recording of a May 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. Nora Guy (CPACC) took us on a storytelling adventure through the world of digital accessibility. Using the characters and themes of Pixar’s Up to guide you, Nora explained her “secret sauce” for helping ensure good UX.

165: Training Support Staff on Accessibility with Donata Stroink-Skillrud

This episode is a recording of an April 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. This session, presented by Donata Stroink-Skillrud, President of Termageddon, discussed drafting an internal Accessibility Support Policy, including what the Policy should state and how to communicate it to your staff. In addition, she shares best practices for training your staff to provide accessible support.

164: Speeding Up Accessibility Remediation with AI, Athletic Brewing Ripe Pursuit Radler

Digital accessibility work is changing fast as AI coding tools become more common, but better automation does not always mean better outcomes. In this episode of Accessibility Craft, Amber and Steve talk with Skyler Young and David Botos from Connect 211 about what it takes to make complex public-service platforms accessible, how human-reviewed accessibility audits can make AI remediation more effective, and why thoughtful developer workflows still matter.

162: WordPress Needs Your Help: What the 2026 WebAIM Million Report Reveals, Great Notion Triple Berry Shake

In this episode of Accessibility Craft, the team dives into the newly released WebAIM Million 2026 Report and what it reveals about the current state of web accessibility. From rising error counts to surprising CMS rankings, the conversation explores whether the industry is actually improving and what’s driving the trends. The discussion also connects these insights to Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and how individuals and organizations can take meaningful action.

161: Frontend Accessibility Architecture and Leadership with Niharika Pujari

This episode is a recording of a March 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this talk, Niharika reframed accessibility as a frontend architecture concern and a leadership responsibility, not just an individual skill or compliance task. Niharika looked at how accessibility outcomes are shaped by architectural decisions and why fixing issues after implementation leads to recurring accessibility debt.