Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro enjoys birding, gardening, taking photos, reading, and watching tennis. She's retired from a 25+ year career in web design, usability, and accessibility.

How to Learn About Accessibility Best Practices in WordPress

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Quick Start Guide of WordPress Accessibility Handbook

When it comes to accessibility in WordPress, you’ll find thousands of resources—blog posts, videos, podcasts, courses, infographics—to help you learn about WordPress accessibility.

I know, I’ve published several posts and given WordPress accessibility presentations myself.

But as with all things WordPress, the wordpress.org site is the source you want to visit to learn how you can make your WordPress site accessible to everyone.

Thanks to Sami Keijonen for his tweet earlier today, reminding Twitter users of the excellent WordPress Accessibility handbook resource: Continue reading How to Learn About Accessibility Best Practices in WordPress

Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019

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blue and purple gradient colored illustration of a person's profile lights up the front of the old Michigan Central Station train station.

With winter finally arriving in southeast Michigan this weekend with snow and cold temperatures, it was the right weekend for me to enjoy the inaugural Michigan Central Station Winter Festival, a new winter event hosted by Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.

The free ten-day festival is open to the public, offering music, games, art, food trucks, ice carving, retail shops, and a fantastic 3-D light show that displays on the front of the building at night. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Station Winter Fest 2019

Lessons Learned from 12+ Years of Organizing Meetup Events

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Attendees at Accessibility Summit 2016

Imagine you’re a project manager, invited to speak at a local meetup group.

You’ve spent six hours creating and fine-tuning your talk and presentation slides.

The day before your talk, you check the online event registration site to see over 45 people have registered to hear you speak.

Whoa!

It’s your first time speaking to a local group and you’re thrilled to see so many people interested in your presentation.

You arrive at the venue, greeted by smiling event organizers who quickly help you get set up. Continue reading Lessons Learned from 12+ Years of Organizing Meetup Events

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