Meetup Recordings

159: How to Audit a Web Page with Amber Hinds

This episode is a recording of a March 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. Ever wondered what actually goes into a professional accessibility audit? Looking for tips to include in your own auditing process? In this session, Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, pulled back the curtain on the real-world process her team uses to audit web pages for accessibility.

157: Making Digital Documents Accessible with Samantha Merrett

This episode is a recording of a February 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. At this event, the UK Ministry of Justice Senior Accessibility Specialist Samantha Merrett walked everyone through what it really takes to create digital documents that are accessible in the real world, not just in theory. Instead of focusing only on rules or checklists, she shared practical tips that participants could start using right away, helping them better understand why document accessibility matters for both compliance and inclusion

155: Live Website Remediation Part Two with Brian Coords

This episode is a recording of a February 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this live WordPress accessibility remediation, Amber and Brian continued improving the accessibility of Brian’s podcast website, webmasters.fm. They identified common accessibility issues using both automated and manual testing tools, explained why these issues matter to users with disabilities, and demonstrated how to resolve them directly in the WordPress editor or through code.

153: Demystifying Screen Reader Use for Manual Testing with Deneb Pulsipher and Kosi Asabere

This episode is a recording of a January 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. Screen reader testing is important, but the barrier to entry is fairly high: before you can test with a screen reader, you have to know how to use a screen reader. Wrapping your mind around all those keystrokes and what they do can be difficult. Deneb and Kosi break it down for you and show you how to use the free screen reader of your choice to go through their Screen Reader Ropes Course. WordPress Accessibility Meetups are a 100% free and virtual community resource that take place via Zoom webinars twice a month.

145: Throwback: Accessible Typography with Carie Fisher

This episode is a recording of a January 2022 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Carie Fisher, a developer with over 15 years of tech experience, explained the choices you can/should consider in an accessible visual presentation using text, such as font, color, contrast, size, column width, spacing, kerning, and more.

141: Convince Your Clients of Accessibility with Annelies Verhelst

This episode is a recording of an October 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Annelies Verhelst, Digital Accessibility Expert at Accessibility Desk, shared practical strategies and persuasive arguments to help professionals make a strong business case for accessibility, even when it felt like an uphill battle.

139: Throwback: Training Screen Reader User Testers with Nick Corbett

This episode is a recording of a September 2022 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Nick Corbett, Accessibility Training & Research Coordinator at The Carroll Center for the Blind, talked about the Screen Reader User Tester Training (SRUTT) Program at the Carroll Center for the Blind.

137: We Need to Talk About Captions with Piccia Neri

This episode is a recording of a September 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Picca Neri takes a deep dive into the world of ultra stylized, AI-generated captions. Are they helping, or hurting your content?

131: Elementor Accessibility with Angela Bowman and David Denedo

This episode is a recording of a July 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where David Denedo and Angela Bowman covered practical strategies to build accessibility friendly sites in Elementor, while also covering some key usability barriers to be aware of on the platform.

129: OzeWai: From Conference to Industry Association

This episode is a recording of a June 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where panelists Bri Norton, Ricky Onsman, and Amanda Mace discussed how an annual accessibility conference ended up growing into a national association with real political clout.