Welcome to episode 124 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we talk to long-time WordPresser Mike Demo about the accessibility project he worked on during the Cloud Fest 2025 Hackathon, and his experiences with accessibili...
Jun 30, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Welcome to episode 123 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a May 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where several WordPress agency owners weighed in with their own strategies and success stories on selling ...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Welcome to episode 122 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This is a "throwback" episode where we pull an old Meetup recording that has special relevance in the current accessibility conversations that are happening. This time, we pulled ...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Welcome to episode 121 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a May 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where our very own CEO Amber Hinds and CTO Steve Jones talk about everything that goes into deciding wheth...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 121
In this episode, co-hosts, Amber Hinds, Chris Hinds, and Steve Jones talk about the looming June 28, 2025 deadline for the European Accessibility Act and what organizations doing business in the EU can do with just weeks left to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. This week's beverage is a stout, Saint Arnold's Irish Hello.
Jun 02, 2025•43 min•Ep. 120
Welcome to episode 119 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of an April 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Shannon Towell, a seasoned Experience Designer, broke down the key elements to watch for when bui...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Welcome to episode 118 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, Amber and Steve give a full recap of our first-ever Global Accessibility Awareness Day pledge drive, where dozens of people spent hundreds of hours advancing acc...
May 19, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Welcome to episode 117 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of an April 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Mark Alvis and Deneb Pulsipher of SeaMonster Studios explore how and why companies often use thei...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Welcome to episode 116 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, Steve and Chris interview Kevin Andrews about his experience working in the accessibility trenches for many years. For show notes and a full transcript, go to Ac...
May 05, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Welcome to episode 115 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a March 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Danielle explored crucial details that designers should provide to guide the effective implementat...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Welcome to episode 114 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we ask attorney Richard Hunt, who specializes in ADA and FHA litigation, all about digital accessibility lawsuits. This episode provides general information abou...
Apr 22, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Welcome to episode 113 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a March 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Amber Hinds, CEO at Equalize Digital, shares best practices and helpful tips on captions, transcri...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Welcome to episode 112 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we talk through the ins and outs of user testing, why we do it, how it is distinct from auditing, and much more. For show notes and a full transcript, go to Acce...
Apr 07, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Welcome to episode 111 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a July 2022 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Dacey Nolan, software engineer at Trainual and Alex Zlaktus, Designer at Trainual, talked about Epi...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Welcome to episode 110 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we take a deep dive into accessibility best practices for modals and popups, whether they are good or bad for user experience, and whether there are any solution...
Mar 24, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Welcome to episode 109 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a February 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Richard Hunt, Partner at Huey Law Firm, covered US laws that require business websites to be ac...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Welcome to episode 108 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, Amber and Steve, along with special guest (and Equalize Digital Senior Plugin Developer) William Patton, take a deep dive into how our team approached building a...
Mar 10, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Welcome to episode 107 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a February 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Chris Scholtens, Product Manager at Enghouse Video, took a deep dive into how organizations can...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Welcome to episode 106 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we discuss best practices for surveys and collecting user feedback by reviewing a user survey about accessibility that was released by a UK nonprofit in January ...
Feb 24, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Welcome to episode 105 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a January 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, where Nick Croft, Principal Developer at Reaktiv Studios, teaches how taking time to roleplay "non-de...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Welcome to episode 104 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we discuss WCAG 2.2.2 Pause/Stop/Hide and whether or not prefers-reduced-motion alone is sufficient for meeting this guideline. For show notes and a full transcr...
Feb 10, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Welcome to episode 103 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a January 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Eli and Jennifer from Aten Design Group discussed the importance of accessible navigation, ident...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Welcome to episode 102 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we talk through the specifics of the recent $1 million FTC fine against well-known accessibility overlay company AccessiBe, and some of the public comments on th...
Jan 27, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Welcome to episode 101 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a December 2024 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Amber Hinds ran a guided workshop designed to help teams plan accessibility priorities for the ...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Welcome to episode 100 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, drawing inspiration from a recent X discussion with WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, we discuss whether or not accessibility is the killer of creative design...
Jan 13, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Welcome to episode 99 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a December 2024 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Chris Hinds covered essential accessibility products and services that should be part of every b...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Welcome to episode 98 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we dive into the recent study released by the HTTP Archive claiming that Wix is the most accessible CMS on the market in 2024, based on aggregate testing data fro...
Dec 23, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Welcome to episode 97 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a November 2024 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Joe Dolson, well-known accessibility consultant and WordPress plugin developer, shows how access...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Welcome to episode 96 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company, and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. In this episode, we talk about Amber's experience filing an ADA grievance against the City of Georgetown, TX, and what she learned going through that process. We also touch on mor...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Welcome to episode 95 of the Accessibility Craft Podcast, where we explore the art of creating accessible websites while trying out interesting craft beverages. This podcast is brought to you by the team at Equalize Digital , a WordPress accessibility company and the proud creators of the Accessibility Checker plugin. This episode is a recording of a November 2024 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Ron Zasadzinski and Kevin Sholander of CodeGeek took a deep dive into how their agency produced ...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 95