Accessible Heading Usage | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: October 17, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Marc De Jesus, as he walks through ensuring your heading usage complies with best web accessibility practices. He’ll discuss: Headings are not only important as a way to portray the visual hierarchy of content, but they are also crucial […]
Assistive Technologies | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: October 10, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Meagan Griffith, and our Digital Accessibility & Equity Specialist, Heather Berg, as they discuss different types of assistive technology. They’ll discuss: This will be a two-part event. Part 1 – Webinar: A 5-10 min presentation. Part 2 – Open Office […]
Native vs. Custom Markup | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: October 3, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Mackenzie Boys-Eddy, as he outlines working with native vs. custom markup when incorporating web accessibility into your project. He’ll discuss topics like: A UI (User Interface) component can be native or custom. Native HTML elements have pre-associated meaning, structure, […]
Working with Third Party Code | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: September 26, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Meagan Griffith, as she outlines working with 3rd party code in your web accessibility efforts. She’ll discuss topics like: It can be frustrating when accessibility issues on your website or web app are being caused by a 3rd party […]
Text Alternatives for Graphs & Other Complex Images | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: September 19, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Marc de Jesus, as he discusses creating text alternatives for graphs and other complex images. Complex images, such as infographics, charts, and maps, can be hard, or impossible, for some people to perceive because the relationships between data or […]
Strategies for “Shifting Left” | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: September 12, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Kelsie Cleboski, and our Digital Accessibility & Equity Specialist, Heather Berg, as they discuss strategies for integrating accessibility into your process. In order to accomplish integrating accessibility into your organization’s culture, accessibility practices must be blended into existing organizational […]
Keyboard Navigation Deep Dive | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: September 5, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Meagan Griffith, as she dives into Keyboard Navigation. She’ll discuss topics like: Ensuring that a website or application is operable by a keyboard is extremely important as it relates to accessibility. If a user cannot navigate through a website […]
Accessibility During the Design Stage | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: August 29, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join one of Accessible Web’s Digital Accessibility Specialists, Mackenzie Boys-Eddy, as he discusses what to look for during the Figma design stage. Ensuring digital products are accessible is essential. It means designing websites, apps, and other online interfaces so everyone, including those with disabilities, can use them. […]
Automated Scanning vs. Manual Auditing | Webinar & Office Hours
Date: August 22, 2024 Time: 2 – 2:30 PM (EST) Join Accessible Web’s Accessibility Services Team Manager, Ben Turner, as he discusses automated scanning vs. manual auditing. In this free presentation, you’ll learn: In making WCAG-conforming websites, aligning a website’s code and content to internationally recognized standards is often the bulk of the project. Automated […]
Could Your Digital Accessibility Solution Get You Sued?
Legal trends reveal a concerning rise in lawsuits against businesses utilizing accessibility overlay tools on their websites. This surge highlights critical shortcomings in current approaches to digital accessibility, particularly concerning individuals with disabilities. While intended to enhance user experience, accessibility overlays often create more barriers than they remove. These tools can interfere with assistive technologies […]