Takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2021: Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case

Side-by-side panels of Rian Rietveld and Morgan Kay as they give their presentation online.

At WordCamp Europe 2021, Rian Rietveld and Morgan Key presented Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case, sharing their experience of improving the accessibility of the Gravity Forms plugin.

If you’re not familiar, Gravity Forms is a popular form plugin that allows WordPress users to easily create forms, from simple forms to complex forms.

I’ve known Rian for years through the accessibility community and didn’t want to miss her talk at WordCamp Europe this year. Continue reading Takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2021: Enhancing the Accessibility of a Plugin, a Use Case

Accessibility Specialists Need to Look Beyond Conformance

Accessibility specialists need to look beyond conformance.

Too many accessibility specialists understand Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) but don’t understand how conformance issues may or may not impact people with disabilities (PwD).

I’ve reviewed many complaints of WCAG violations that either don’t impact PwD or only cause minor inconveniences.

Automated accessibility tools are great resources but too often results are misunderstood and/or not verified for accuracy. Continue reading Accessibility Specialists Need to Look Beyond Conformance

Search Whether Your Code Element is Supported in Browsers and Assistive Technologies

two hands searching through rows of compact disks.

Thanks to Heydon Pickering’s tweet this morning, I discovered a new online tool.

The Accessibility Support website allows you to check whether the code element or attribute you wrote is supported in browsers and assistive technology.

It’s a community-run effort to help you make informed decisions about the elements and attributes you use in your HTML code. Continue reading Search Whether Your Code Element is Supported in Browsers and Assistive Technologies