Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

March 9, 2022October 4, 2021 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Screenshot of Bet Hannon's presentation on YouTube showing thumbnail image of Bet Hannon next to slide with title What is Website Accessibility with a man in a wheelchair.

In her Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible presentation at WordCamp US 2021, Bet Hannon shared her journey and insights in creating accessible websites.

Hannon explained how her agency’s journey started with one client that was concerned about the accessibility of their site. And how that spurred their agency to learn more about accessibility to support the client.

Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

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

July 11, 2021June 7, 2021 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

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

July 13, 2021January 20, 2021 by Julie Romanowski

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

Takeaways from Accessibility as a Journey: Rationales and Practical Tips for Making Sites Accessible

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

Accessibility Specialists Need to Look Beyond Conformance

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