Amber Hinds
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Learn more about why we run a virtual contributor for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), how you can get involved, and also how I built our GAAD pledge page powered by Gravity Forms in this Breakdown podcast episode.
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On the topic of mega menus, I tested adding one of the "better" (but not perfect) at accessibility mega menu WordPress plugins to our staging site last night - Max Mega Menu. I made the most accessible choices when setting it up, then tested it. Here's what I found...
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Have you listened to this week's #AccessibilityCraft episode yet? @joedolson joined us for a 🍺 and to discuss Able Player, an accessible audio and video player that can be used on WordPress, Drupal, and more websites.
https://accessibilitycraft.com/144-a-better-more-accessible-media-player-texas-beer-co-king-grackle-stout/
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This #WPA11yDay session has an #Auslan speaker who is being interpreted into spoken English and then interpreted into American Sign Language. Very cool to watch. #ASL #Deaf
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In this #AccessibilityCraft conversation with Mike Demo, we discuss the CloudFest hackathon and how he's used Accessibility Checker to remediate a website + try a really unique beverage unlike any others we've ever tried before. 🪴 https://accessibilitycraft.com/124-hacking-accessibility-with-mike-demo-mary-jones-cola/
Also, shout out to @Bovelett for leading a rockin' #accessibility team at CloudFest. 👏
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I wrote a recap of what we and some of the contributors worked on for GAAD! We ended up with 86 people pledging 382 hours to improve accessibility. 💪
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Tomorrow is #GAAD, and so far 73 people have pledged 336 hours to work on making the WordPress-powered web more accessible! Will you join us? https://equalizedigital.com/gaad2025/
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Woohoo! So far, we have 62 people pledging 269 hours towards improving accessibility in WordPress this Thursday for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! 🙌 Join us in spending a day working on accessibility issues in WordPress core, plugins, or on your own website!
https://equalizedigital.com/gaad2025/ #WordPress #GAAD #GAAD2025 #accessibility #a11y
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We're hiring at Equalize Digital! We're looking for a contract/fractional project manager and another experienced #WordPress plugin developer to join our team.
https://apply.workable.com/equalizedigital/
If Workable (our application platform) doesn't work for your assistive tech, let me know, and I'll get you info about the role(s) and an alternate way to apply.
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There's an AIR team that lost their #wordpressdeveloper. They need someone to volunteer to help finish the site (2.5 weeks left). You don't have to be an expert at #a11y. They will guide you. Email AIR at knowbility dot org if you can help. #WordPress #accessibility #nonprofit #webdev
Learn more about AIR at https://knowbility.org/programs/air
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This is an incredibly common #accessibility failure in WordPress themes and plugins. If your website has smooth scroll, do this quick 10-second check to ensure it's not breaking the accessibility of your skip and anchor links.
#AccessibilityTesting #AccessibilityTip #WordPressThemes #PracticalA11y #SmoothScroll
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I'll be going live with @zackkatz and Lindsay Halsey in about 30 minutes on #WPProductTalk to discuss #SEO for #WordPress product businesses. Tune in and join the conversation on YouTube.
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I'm on deck on the cPanel stage for #CloudFestUSA. Join @robert and me for a discussion on why web accessibility matters to web hosts starting at 11:45 AM. #a11y
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We're hiring a senior plugin developer to work full-time on Accessibility Checker and our other plugins. Learn more about the job and apply on our website. https://equalizedigital.com/2023-senior-plugin-developer-job/