September 19, 2019 — There is a very common misconception when it comes to accessibility. For most of us, it’s some kind of black box where we know about the importance, but mostly we grant it a very low priority. But I have some good news for you: the web is accessible by default! And this talk describes the most common mistakes we have to watch out for when we choose or develop a theme.

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September 19, 2019 — ARIA est une surcouche sémantique, qui permet de renvoyer à l’utilisateur d’assistances techniques, des informations sur la nature des éléments utilisés dans une page web.

ARIA n’est pas obligatoire. Dans de nombreux cas, les balises HTML utilisées correctement suffisent.

L’utilisation abusive et mal comprise de ARIA peut renvoyer des informations supplémentaires qui au contraire peuvent perturber l’utilisateur d’assistances techniques.

À travers des cas pratiques, nous verrons comment utiliser ARIA pour améliorer l’accessibilité de composants, de pages Web, recommandations directement utilisables dans vos extensions et thèmes WordPress.

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September 15, 2019 — You might have heard about accessibility, and you might have also brushed it off as a ‘nice-to-have’, thinking it’s only for websites with users that have severe disabilities. Well, that’s simply not true; there are huge benefits that will help a huge majority of your users. Making your website more accessible will improve the user experience for everyone, help those that need an extra hand navigating through your site, and will even boost your SEO!

August 5, 2019 — We explain what the WCAG 2.1 guidelines are and why they are so important to us as WordPress developers and agencies.

Then we offer our 11 easy and actionable steps that you can do to your website as soon as you get home to help you become compliant.

We of course go through and explain each step we offer so you will understand clearly.

Finally, we offer some resources and links to completely free plugins that you can use to test your websites Section 508 compliance and help your compliance instantly.

Takeaways:

You will learn exactly what web accessibility and WCAG 2.1 are.We give you easy and actionable steps you can take immediately to help your compliance.We give you links to free software to audit your site and free software to help you be compliant before you get home.

July 7, 2019 — We explain what web accessibility (WCAG 2.1) is and why it is so important we understand it and be compliant.

Then we offer our easy and actionable steps that you can take and incorporate into your design and development process.

We also explain each step so you know exactly what they are and how to implement them.

Finally we offer some links to completely free software that will help you test and remediate your website.

June 26, 2019 — When a website is inaccessible, it is not just an issue of compliance, it is just bad practice on display. People with disabilities ranging from blindness, deafness, dyslexia and others may navigate and consume content in different ways with assistive technology (like screen readers, captioning or joy sticks). Therefore it is not that difficult to understand why lack of accessibility negatively impacts SEO. Web accessibility is not just for developers, it is just as important for marketers to make it part of their digital marketing to ensure that opportunities for success aren’t missed.

June 25, 2019 — Достъпност … web достъпност – какво представлява и защо е нужна?

June 20, 2019 — Ten years ago the HTML5 proposition saw the light for the first time. HTML5 introduced new and extended APIs to support more interactive pages, and a whole stack of new semantic elements to delight us.

So after a lifetime (in web terms), how extensively are these elements being supported by browsers, used by developers, and how have they impacted upon the accessibility of websites that use them?

We’ll look at some successes, some elements where more browser or assistive technology finesse is required, and a frustrating selection where we are still a long way from being ‘match ready’.

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June 20, 2019 — Web Accessibility gives your clients and their clients full and equal enjoyment of their website for gaining information and purchasing products and services.

With the increased media attention on websites that are not compliant with Web Accessibility, and the opportunistic trolls that target small business, it is important for Web designers and developers to understand the WHO should comply, WHAT is and WHY of Web Accessibility, WHEN should you start with Accessibility plus HOW to talk to your clients about Accessibility and the VALUE it adds to your services and reputation.

In this presentation, Sumner M Davenport will cover:

– What difference does it make to be/not be Accessible;
– Recent cases in the news;
– Troll activity against small businesses and how to protect yourself from being a target;
– Ease of adding code, and/or use of Plugins;
– Testing tools; and
– Value added to your Web Design business

June 10, 2019 — This talk looks at the business side of web accessibility. Awareness around accessibility and inclusivity is increasing in the WordPress ecosystem but how can you as a designer, developer, or agency (owner) get the message across to your client? As makers of the web we often have to deal with myths like ‘accessible web design is ugly or boring’, ‘web accessibility is expensive and hard to implement’ and ‘my site audience does not include disabled people’. This talk looks at the WHY of Web Accessibility and provides the audience with HOW. HOW to convince your client that there are many benefits with having an accessible website.

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