Post Status Excerpt — Accessibility Roundup with Amber Hinds
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English - January 28, 2022 02:06 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsTechnology wordpress web development web design post status agencies wordpress business wordpress professionals developers wordpress news freelancers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"When it comes to accessibility lawsuits, we as developers should be proactive to ensure a site is as accessible as possible." — Amber Hinds
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David chats with Amber Hinds about the things WordPress professionals should be paying attention to. Their conversation covers recent trends and news in the accessibility space: meetups, lawsuits, overlays, and design trends.
Why This Is Important: Accessibility is important to everyone, so it is critical for WordPress developers and designers to keep accessibility in mind. David and Amber only scratch the surface of this topic. Amber encourages developers to read this call from the Accessibility team to share their ideas, take part in the discussion, and suggest what to prioritize for WordPress in the near future.
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🔗 Mentioned in the show:2021 Year End Report - App & Web Accessibility Lawsuits Break RecordsWordPress Accessibility MeetupAccessibility Checker2021 lawsuit report-trends-and findingsDigital LawsuitsOverview of the European Accessibility ActA Guide to the Integrated Accessibility Standards RegulationThe ADA Lawsuit Selement Involving an Accessibility Overlay (Murphy v. Eyebobs)Overlay Fact SheetOverlay False ClaimsWP Accessibility PluginAccessibility and 2022: 13 Design Trends From a Usability PerspectiveAccessibility Team’s goals for WordPress 6.0 and beyondDavid Bisset (Twitter)Post Status (Twitter)🙏 Sponsor: iThemesTake the guesswork out of building, maintaining, and securing WordPress websites. Professional plugins and training from iThemes help you create and manage your sites. Secure, back up, and manage them quickly and easily. Master leading-edge WordPress skills to grow your business and make more money. Learn and grow with the experts at iThemes.