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PixelEmu School Theme Review – Is It An A+ For Accessibility?

Posted: August 7, 2017 by Claire Brotherton
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Joomla Monster is known for creating accessible Joomla templates. They kept getting requests for WordPress themes, so decided to set up a new company to develop them. PixelEmu launched in 2015. You can see their commitment to accessibility in this video: I was kindly given a copy of the PixelEmu School theme to try out, and to […]

Category: Accessibility, WordPress Tags: accessibility-ready, theme

Accessibility testing WordPress Gutenberg – a first look

Posted: July 7, 2017 Updated: October 15, 2017 by Claire Brotherton
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Updated 15 October 2017. What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is the new WYSIWYG editor for WordPress, currently in development. Gutenberg is now available as a plugin for testing, with the intention that it will enter WordPress Core in version 5.0 as a replacement for the existing post editor. It will be the biggest change to the […]

Category: Accessibility, WordPress Tags: Gutenberg, post editor

GAAD 2017: Translating good design into great accessibility

Posted: May 19, 2017 by Claire Brotherton
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GAAD 2017 – what is it? Yesterday was Global Accessibility Awareness Day or GAAD for short. This was the 6th GAAD. Its mission is to raise the awareness of usability and accessibility for everyone in the tech industry and beyond. Here is Joe Devon’s accessibility post which inspired the first GAAD. To mark GAAD 2017 I […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: accordion, GAAD, modal window, tab panel

Are There Accessible Advanced Search Plugins For WordPress?

Posted: February 10, 2017 Updated: September 11, 2020 by Claire Brotherton
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WordPress sites with lots of blog posts or other content types can have a problem. It’s difficult for users to find stuff. There are a few ways this could be tackled, for example: Implementing breadcrumbs Using a site map Having a quick start guide Having clear navigation to make finding pages simple Another way to make it […]

Category: Accessibility, WordPress Tags: filter, search

Web Accessibility in the UK – True Facts [infographic]

Posted: November 11, 2016 Updated: January 4, 2018 by Claire Brotherton
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I was recently asked in one of my blogging groups to create an infographic. (For my previous attempt at this, see 7 Random Facts about the World Wide Web). As part of the challenge, and in honour of World Usability Day yesterday, I have chosen to make my infographic on web accessibility. I’ve taken a […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: assistive technology, disability, Twitter, wcag 2.0

Creating a more inclusive world at the RI World Congress

Posted: November 2, 2016 Updated: June 18, 2024 by Claire Brotherton
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I attended a major conference last week, the RI World Congress. The conference is held every 4 years and covers a range of disability issues. This year I was lucky enough that it was held in my home city of Edinburgh. As someone interested in accessible and inclusive design, particularly for the Web, I was […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: assistive technology, mobile apps, social media

Accessibility Scotland: a new event for web accessibility professionals

Posted: September 23, 2016 Updated: June 1, 2022 by Claire Brotherton
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Last Friday I attended the first Accessibility Scotland conference in Edinburgh. There were 7 speakers, all talking about different aspects of their work as web accessibility professionals. Here’s my review of the day. Mark Palmer Mark spoke about his 10 years in the accessibility field. In that time he’s seen the focus move from fear […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: ARIA, assistive technology, web accessibility

wA11y – The Web Accessibility Toolbox WordPress Plugin

Posted: August 19, 2016 Updated: September 9, 2020 by Claire Brotherton
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The wA11y plugin consists of tools to check and correct your WordPress site’s accessibility. (The name is derived from a11y, the shorthand way of writing accessibility, with “w” representing Web.) The plugin was developed by Rachel Cherry, a software engineer formerly at Disney Interactive and accessibility advocate. I decided to give wA11y a spin to see what […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: plugin, testing

The Importance of WordPress alt text for Accessibility and SEO

Posted: August 5, 2016 Updated: January 4, 2018 by Claire Brotherton
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Updated 24 January 2017. What is alt text and what is it for? Alt text is short for alternative text. It’s a short textual description of the content of an image. People who are visually impaired can’t view any images on a page, so the alt text describes the images to them. The page content including […]

Category: Accessibility, WordPress Tags: alt text, caption, description

How to make the web better: WordPress accessibility experts panel

Posted: April 29, 2016 Updated: July 12, 2018 by Claire Brotherton
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One of the sessions I looked forward to at WordCamp London this year was the Accessibility Panel on Sunday. The WordPress accessibility experts The panel featured four authorities on WordPress accessibility. They also use the Genesis Framework. They were: Gary Jones – freelance web developer, WordPress and Genesis Framework contributor and accessibility advocate. Gary runs his own company Gamajo […]

Category: Accessibility Tags: accessibility-ready, accessible, Genesis, keyboard accessibility, wcag

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