Accessibility Craft

Welcome to episode 127 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 June 2025 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Maria Maldonado, Accessibility Specialist at Equalize Digital, shared a beginner-friendly exploration of ARIA, when to use it, when not to use it, and general best practices for digital inclusion.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/127.

Welcome to episode 126 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 contrast the old way of translating WordPress plugins with an emerging method that (at least in theory) makes translation faster and easier. But, is that how things actually turned out? Tune in and find out.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/126.

Welcome to episode 125 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 2022 WordPress Accessibility Meetup where Cam Beaudoin, President at A11y Coder, talked about how to create web forms that are more accessible and usable. 

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/125.

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 accessibility both earlier in his career, and today.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/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 accessibility.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/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 "Accessibility Overlays: All Sizzle, No Steak" with speaker Karl Groves from the Meetup archives.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/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 whether to remediate a website for accessibility, or rebuild from scratch.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/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.

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 building a website to ensure it is user-friendly and inclusive.

For show notes, a full transcript, and additional information about meetups, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/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 accessibility in their own organizations, and beyond.

For show notes and a full transcript, go to AccessibilityCraft.com/118.