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Takeaways from So, How Do I Know if my WordPress Website is Accessible?

January 25, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

WordFest Live 2021: the festival of WordPress

Last week I joined hundreds of WordPress bloggers, designers, developers, digital marketers, and content specialists around the world at WordFest Live 2021, an online celebration of WordPress.

The virtual event spanned multiple time zones with 48 sessions about WordPress and mental health across five tracks.

I focused on accessibility and content sessions, and wanted to make sure I attended Graham Armfield’s So, How Do I Know if my WordPress Website is Accessible? Continue reading Takeaways from So, How Do I Know if my WordPress Website is Accessible?

Filed Under: Accessibility, WordPress Tagged With: accessibility testing, Graham Armfield, keyboard, link text, recap, WordFest

Best Practices for Conducting an Accessibility Review

August 7, 2017 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Joe Welinske standing at podium, in front of attendees seated in white chairs, projector screens on either side of the lectern

At the July 2017 joint meetup of the &UX Chicago and Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design groups, Joe Welinske, accessibility specialist at Blink UX, presented a case study of their accessibility review of the new VeriCite product.

Welinske explained their review method, issues encountered during the review, and how they conveyed the results to their client. Continue reading Best Practices for Conducting an Accessibility Review

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: &UX Chicago, #a11ychi, accessibility review, Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design, keyboard, NVDA, screen reader, testing, VoiceOver, WAVE

Tools for Website Accessibility Testing

October 7, 2015 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Woodworking tools hanging on a wall shelf

If you’ve made the commitment to improve the accessibility of your website, or the websites you design and build, congratulations!

There’s a wealth of information, posts, resources, and online tools to help you design and build accessible sites.

But how do you evaluate your website for accessibility? Continue reading Tools for Website Accessibility Testing

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: accessibility checkers, automated testing, aXe, keyboard, screen reader, WAVE, WebAIM

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