Celebrating Detroit’s 313th Birthday

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Hundreds of people gathered throughout Detroit today to celebrate the 313th birthday of Detroit.

I was one of them, attending a music concert at Campus Martius and the Visit Detroit birthday Twitter meetup event at Firebird Tavern.

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Marcy Sutton on Checking a Website for Accessibility

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If you’ve inherited someone else’s website code and wanted to check it for accessibility, or simply wanted a practical explanation on how to audit your own website for accessibility, Marcy Sutton’s post is for you.

In her post published this week, Marcy shared her journey for auditing the accessibility of Distiller, a website founded by and for people who love whiskey. Continue reading Marcy Sutton on Checking a Website for Accessibility

How to WordPress: What a Difference Seven Years Makes

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Imagine going back seven years and working with WordPress 2.3. Do you remember the Dexter Gordon version?

It was the first version that included native tagging, the kitchen sink button in TinyMCE, plugin update notifications, and many other features.

And it included an entirely different look and feel. Continue reading How to WordPress: What a Difference Seven Years Makes