We are delighted to once again welcome Equalize Digital as a sponsor at the Platinum level. Equalize Digital has provided continuous sponsorship and helped organize WP Accessibility Day for all five years of the event’s existence.

About Equalize Digital

Equalize Digital WordPress agency was founded in 2010. Its mission is to provide equal digital experiences for all. It is an important goal as over 1 billion people worldwide have a disability.

To this end, Equalize Digital provides WordPress plugins which help site owners improve their accessibility, online accessibility courses, and various other accessibility services.

Accessibility Checker WordPress Plugin

Equalize Digital’s Accessibility Checker plugin audits WordPress websites for common accessibility issues and includes 12 automated fixes that resolve accessibility issues common in WordPress themes and plugins.

Accessibility Checker is trusted by major universities, government agencies, and businesses.

Some examples are:

  • Colorado State University
  • Liquid Web
  • Mint Mobile
  • Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits
  • NASA

Reports on the post editor show any accessibility problems found and items that need manual review, so that users can check and remediate their content before it is published.

Accessibility Checker is available as a free version and a pro version. Accessibility Checker Pro includes custom post types and archive pages in scans, and provides enhanced email reports and more automated fixes.

For WordPress developers and agencies, Accessibility Checker is a great way to start identifying accessibility problems on your client websites. Use it to test new websites you build or start growing recurring revenue with accessibility remediation plans.

ArchiveWP Plugin

ArchiveWP helps organizations keep legacy content online in a clearly designated, searchable archive. Archived content does not have to meet accessibility standards as long as it is:

  • dated before the relevant compliance deadline
  • labeled as archival
  • kept for reference or record-keeping
  • left unedited

Archiving content frees you up to focus your accessibility efforts on active content only. ArchiveWP also automatically creates 301 redirects when content is archived, preserving its SEO value.

ArchiveWP is the perfect companion to Accessibility Checker or can be used on its own, on any WordPress website.

BoardScribe WordPress Plugin

Recently launched, BoardScribe plugin keeps board meeting agendas and minutes organized in an accessible format, using properly structured tables, descriptive links, accessible pagination, keyboard support, and responsive layouts.

BoardScribe works with the block editor and is compatible with all themes and popular page builders such as Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, and more.

All three plugins are available for demo before use or purchase.

Online Courses

Equalize Digital sells online accessibility courses suitable for beginners, all with lifetime access. Sample lessons are available before you buy. Currently 3 courses are available:

Accessibility Services

Equalize Digital also offers a number of accessibility services, including audits, user testing, WordPress accessibility remediation, training, and VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Report generation for WordPress plugins and other software products.

Equalize Digital proudly supports WordPress Accessibility Day as an organizer and sponsor, and is behind the official WordPress Accessibility Meetup, which runs twice a month throughout the year.

Why Equalize Digital Supports WordPress Accessibility Day

Equalize Digital believes that accessibility education is essential to creating a web that works for everyone. Most barriers exist not from lack of intent, but from lack of awareness and training. Helping people learn how to build and maintain accessible websites creates lasting, scalable change that benefits users of all abilities.

By supporting free, online accessibility content, the hope is that designers, developers, and WordPress users will see accessibility not as a burden but as something they can improve one step at a time, ultimately resulting in a more accessible web.

Useful Accessibility Resources from Equalize Digital

New to Accessibility? Some Hints and Tips on Getting Started

  1. Start with the basics and focus on the most common issues first. Adding alt text, fixing heading order, writing descriptive link text, and ensuring sufficient color contrast are examples of things that you can typically do without being an accessibility or WordPress expert. Automated testing tools like our Accessibility Checker plugin make it easy to find problems and learn as you go. Even if you only start with automated issues, you can make your website a lot easier to use for a lot of people.
  2. Challenge yourself to use your website or your product without a mouse. Can you do everything you want your users to do with only a keyboard? If yes, that’s great. If no, then spend time fixing issues until a mouse feels truly optional. This challenge is a great way to get some perspective on what difficulties people might be facing on your website.
  3. Keep learning and remember accessibility is a journey. If you have issues on your website, they are probably not going to get fixed overnight. What matters most is that you start finding and fixing problems, and build accessibility into your process moving forward. The more you learn and fix, the easier it gets and soon you’ll think accessibility without even trying.

Simplified Summary

Equalize Digital helps people make WordPress websites easier to use. Its Accessibility Checker finds common problems before a page goes live. The company also has tools, training, and services to improve website access. Start by adding text for images, using clear headings and links, checking colors, and making sure people can use the site with a keyboard.