WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 has wrapped its last session, and we’re honored by the great response we received from the community – our sponsors, speakers, volunteers, and attendees. This year we were excited to have 1604 registrants from 52 countries and to be able to donate $2,000 to Knowbility, a nonprofit focused on website accessibility. The presentations may have ended, […]
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Cloudways is a Platinum sponsor of WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 and a long-time proponent of usability on the web. Their platform is all about simplicity and freedom for online businesses. About Cloudways Cloudways offers managed and flexible multi-cloud hosting for WordPress and WooCommerce websites. Their managed WordPress hosting is a breath of fresh air compared […]
Gravity Forms is a Platinum Sponsor of WordPress Accessibility Day 2022. Last week, co-lead organizer, Amber Hinds, sat down with Morgan Kay, Software Engineer at Rocketgenius, Inc. (the company behind Gravity Forms), and Rian Rietveld, Web Accessibility Specialist at Level Level, to discuss Gravity Forms’ approach to making their plugin and its front-end output more […]
WP Engine is a Platinum sponsor of WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 and an enthusiastic supporter of the WordPress community and accessibility. In addition to sponsoring WordPress Accessibility Day, WP Engine is also a live caption sponsor of the WordPress Accessibility Meetup. About WP Engine WP Engine is a WordPress technology company that provides relied-upon and […]
Accessible Web is an industry leader in web accessibility created by a forward-thinking team determined to change how people approach web accessibility. Their mission is to empower agencies and web teams with tools, services, and education so they can tackle web accessibility in an efficient, confident, and profitable way. Accessible Web doesn’t support overlays or […]
Yoast is one of our generous sponsors this year. WordPress Accessibility Day Organizer Amber recently had the opportunity to sit down with Marieke van de Rakt, Head of Strategy, Taco Verdonschot, Head of Relations, and Willemien Hallebeek, Manager of Content at Yoast to hear more about their company’s approach to accessibility and discuss some of […]
The WordPress Accessibility Day organizing team is pleased to announce that our schedule and speakers are now available on the website. About the Schedule Visit the schedule page to see the great talks we have planned for this year. There are panel discussions, 15-minute lightning talks, and longer 50-minute presentations. Topics covered include making beautiful […]
Have you got big weekend plans? How about applying to speak at WordPress Accessibility Day 2022! WordPress Accessibility Day is a free, 24-hour online event scheduled to start at 15:00 UTC (11:00 US Eastern, 8:00 US Pacific) on Wednesday, November 2nd. The conference will be held virtually so you can present from anywhere worldwide. What […]
WordPress Accessibility Day planning is in full swing and our sponsorship team is actively seeking sponsors to help us make the event possible. This year, in addition to providing live captioning, we’re hoping to also have American Sign Language Interpretation during presentations, and budget for post-event transcription to ensure all videos on the WP Accessibility […]
Want to help make WordPress Accessibility Day happen? A great way to support the event is to make a donation, which helps us to cover the cost of the accessibility services required to help everyone be able to attend and learn from WP Accessibility Day sessions. Even small donations of $5 can make a big […]