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Amber Hinds
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Founder and CEO of Equalize Digital & Board President of WordPress Accessibility Day ~ Mom to 4 Girls ~ Occasional blogger, finding joy in the not-quite-there. #a11y evangelist + #WordPress
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This week on #AccessibilityCraft: a throwback meetup recording where Carie Fisher discussed accessible typography, including considerations for fonts, colors, contrast, size, column width, spacing, kerning, and more.

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#accessibility #a11y
145: Throwback: Accessible Typography with Carie Fisher - Accessibility Craft
Carie Fisher explained the choices you should consider in an accessible visual presentation using text, such as font, contrast, and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It's Black Friday Sale time, and Equalize Digital has special deals too. Accessibility Checker, ArchiveWP, and our online courses are all 30% off until December 3rd! Find and fix #accessibility issues fast + learn how to #a11y test or sell accessibility services. equalizedigital.com/black-friday...
Black Friday Discounts - Equalize Digital
Get 30% off Accessibility Checker, ArchiveWP, and online courses. Limited time sale through Dec. 3rd. Don't miss out — start making your site accessible today!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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🗓️ Today at 🕛 noon central: Join Chris, Paola, and Graden from CodeGeek for a live walk-through of #Accessibility Checker and how you can use it to make your (or your clients') websites accessible. See paid features and hear from a real user.
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#WordPress #a11y
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Is Accessibility Checker right for you?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Not sure if Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker is right for you or how to fit it into your workflow? This webinar will answer all your questions! Join Chris Hinds and Paola Gonzalez of Equalize Digital...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Have you listened to this week's #AccessibilityCraft episode yet? @joedolson.bsky.social 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.

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144: A Better, More Accessible Media Player, Texas Beer Co King Grackle Stout - Accessibility Craft
In this episode, Amber and Steve interview special guest Joe Dolson about Able Player, a free, open source accessible HTML5 media player project. Learn about […]
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November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Launching on a Friday at 5 PM because Steve, Chris, and I like to live on the edge. (Only a little, though, we're waiting until Monday to email our email list. 😂)
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ArchiveWP WordPress Plugin - Equalize Digital
ArchiveWP makes building a digital archive easy. Archive old content you don't want to remediate for accessibility or update, but need to keep published.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Want to see our plugin that is going live tomorrow??? Steve and William are showing it right now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/TorK3VU... #WordPress #Livestream
Introducing ArchiveWP
YouTube video by Equalize Digital
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November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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WordPress Accessibility Meetup with Matt Mullenweg is starting in 15 minutes! Tune in now to hear more about what's coming for accessibility in WordPress. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#accessibility #a11y #WordPress
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WordPress Accessibility Meetup: Chat with Matt Mullenweg: The Past, Present, and Future of Accessibility in WordPress. After registering, you will receive a...
Join us for a special WordPress Accessibility Meetup featuring a Conversation between Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital. Together,...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Chris got himself a new fancy espresso machine and now every hot beverage in our house comes with foam. Hot cocoa fueling late night documentation writing for our new #WordPress plugin coming very soon.
Amber's hand holding a mug that says "You're on mute" with foamy hot cocoa and a chocolate hazelnut pirouette cookie in front of a computer monitor with windows showing ArchiveWP a WordPress archive plugin.
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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We tried the WordPress 6.9 beta. Tune into this week's #AccessibilityCraft episode to hear what we thought. accessibilitycraft.com/142-accessib...
142: Accessibility in WordPress 6.9, Evangeline's Praline Liqueur - Accessibility Craft
We discuss the "surprise" WordPress 6.9 release coming out in 2025 and the accessibility fixes, new blocks, and new features it promises.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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WordPress Co-Founder and CEO of @automattic.com, Matt Mullenweg will be joining me at #WPA11yMeetup to talk about #accessibility in the WordPress project on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 10 AM CST on Zoom. Register now!

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#WordPress #a11y #LiveCaptioned
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WordPress Accessibility Meetup: Chat with Matt Mullenweg: The Past, Present, and Future of Accessibility in WordPress. After registering, you will receive a...
Join us for a special WordPress Accessibility Meetup featuring a Conversation between Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital. Together,...
us02web.zoom.us
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I'm surprised people still don't realise that accessibility also is good for business!
stephaniewalter.bsky.social Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · Oct 28
Little reminder that an inaccessible website means lost customers, and lost revenues.
From the article: "Research shows UK businesses collectively lose £17.1 billion a year because shoppers using assistive technology abandon websites that don’t work for them...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: why accessibility could be your biggest sales advantage
Businesses lose nearly £446 million every BFCM weekend because of inaccessible websites. Learn how accessibility boosts conversions, loyalty, and sales, and how to prepare for the biggest shopping weekend of the year.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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We’re all temporarily abled. Illness, aging, or injury comes for us all. That’s why care must be universal.

Accessibility isn’t a luxury. It’s what makes freedom possible.
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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In JAWS 2026, Page Explorer sends screenshots to Open AI for description. It's great that users can get anything described, but this seems like a huge potential for privacy and security violations. Would it make you stop using JAWS? #a11y #accessibility

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Freedom Scientific is the largest worldwide manufacturer of assistive…
Freedom Scientific is the largest worldwide manufacturer of assistive technology products for blind and low vision individuals. Read More About Freedom Scientific
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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I did it! I managed to convince Steve and Chris that we should have a plugin with a brand color palette that includes pink and purple! 🩷💜 My girly self is not-so-secretly excited about this... Here's a sneak peek of a new software product coming soon...
Circular icon with cascading file folder shapes in eggplant purple, hot pink, and a golden orange with the letters WP on the front folder.
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Accessibility isn't a one-time thing. It's an ongoing practice. In this episode of #AccessibilityCraft Steve, Chris, and I discuss maintaining accessibility after remediation ends. #accessibility #a11y #WordPress

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140: More Than a Checklist: Sustaining Accessibility on WordPress Sites, OLIPOP Crisp Apple Prebiotic Soda - Accessibility Craft
Learn how ongoing WordPress accessibility ensures lasting inclusion with continuous monitoring, tools, and best practices.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Steve and William are #live right now on YouTube showing how to break and fix accessibility on WordPress websites: www.youtube.com/live/4LiyTux...

#WordPress #accessibility #a11y #WebDev
The Fix Is In: How Automatic Fixes Work
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Accessibility Checker’s latest updates!In this live stream, Steve Jones (CTO) and William Patton (Senior Developer) b...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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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
A speaker in the top right signs Auslan over a PowerPoint slide introducing the speaker, Shawn Phua, and an ASL interpreter in the lower left corner.
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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This is a topic near and dear to my heart! If you have a WordPress plugin, you need to watch this session. Registration is still open and you can join now.

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#WPA11yDay #WPAD2025 #WordPress #accessibility #a11y
Auditing WordPress Plugin Accessibility: A Practical Journey From Code to Compliance - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025
In this technical session, Osdeibi Acurero shares a real-world walkthrough of auditing and improving the accessibility of a WordPress plugin. From common mistakes that often go unnoticed to the tools…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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You can still register to attend WordPress Accessibility Day! The best free #WordPress and #a11y conference online, and it's starting in an hour! 2025.wpaccessibility.day

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WordPress Accessibility Day 2025 - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025
WordPress Accessibility Day is a free 24-hour global event dedicated to addressing website accessibility in WordPress. October 15-16, 2025.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Register today and save your spot! 2025.wpaccessibility.day/attendee-reg... #WPAD2025 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y
4 days to go. Register for WPAD 2025 now.
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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New from Eric Eggert: WCAG’s Longevity, why have the accessibility guidelines lasted so long, and what’s next?

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#DigitalAccessibility #A11y #WCAG #InclusiveDesign #WebStandards #UX #DesignForAll
WCAG’s Longevity · Eric Eggert
It’s no secret: I like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Not only do they give us the four base principles of accessibility …
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October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
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A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.

#a11y
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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OMG, did you see Kyle Van Duesen in a BLUE t-shirt? 👕 👀 #WPA11yDay #WPAD2025 #a11y #accessibility #YouTube

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Get Your Free Tickets to the Best Event of 2025!
WordPress Accessibility Day — a 24-hour global event dedicated to promoting and learning website accessibility best practices —is just a little over a week away 🙌 I'm joined by marketing team…
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October 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Have you listened to this week's #AccessibilityCraft episode yet? This week, Steve, Chris, and I discuss various ways to enhance a website's functionality for users beyond those who rely on screen readers. Plus, we try Dad Water. Tune in now! accessibilitycraft.com/138-accessib...
138: Accessibility Isn't Just for Screen Readers, Dad Water "Steve" and "Gary" - Accessibility Craft
We discuss web accessibility for all users, debunking the myth that it’s only for the visually impaired and sharing practical website tips.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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In about 20 minutes, Annelies Verhelst will be presenting Convince Your Clients of Accessibility: Arguments and Business Cases at #WPA11yMeetup. Join us on Zoom. It's #captioned. Today @ 10 AM US Central! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #accessibility #a11y #WordPress
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WordPress Accessibility Meetup: Convince Your Clients of Accessibility: Arguments and Business Cases: Annelies Verhelst. After registering, you will receive...
Many agencies want to do right by disabled people. They want to make their clients' websites accessible. Because, why wouldn't you? And sure, many things you can do without even notifying your client....
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October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM