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Online events
WP Accessibility Day
WP Accessibility Day is a streamed conference featuring twenty-four hours of free accessibility content, focused on WordPress and content management. Talks range widely across all aspects of accessibility, from the most basic to deep dives on difficult topics. All talks from previous years are archived and captioned. Talks from 2023 forward also include American Sign Language interpretation. Translations of past talks is in progress.
WordPress Accessibility Meetup
The WordPress Accessibility Meetup is a global group of WordPress developers, designers, and users interested in building more accessible websites. Join us twice per month for meetups on a variety of topics related to making WordPress websites that can be used by people of all abilities.
Inclusive Design 24
Inclusive Design 24 (ID24) is a streamed conference featuring twenty-four hours of free accessibility content, ranging from basic accessibility to advanced topics. Almost all talks include detailed examples of how to solve a particular problem accessibly, along with general advice for designers, developers and accessibility advocates. All the talks from previous years are archived and captioned.
Online training
There are many places around the internet where you can learn more about Accessibility either within the WordPress ecosystem or as a general technical concept. Here are a few suggestions:
- WordPress Accessibility at LinkedIn Learning. Learn about accessibility within WordPress from Joe Dolson, a WordPress core committer and contributor to the accessibility team.
- The A11y Collective. A wide variety of online courses about accessibility on the web.
- Deque University – Training and on-demand reference materials covering a wide variety of accessibility topics.
- Course path on Website Accessibility at PluralSight. A series of courses on many aspects of website accessibility.
- Lesson Plan on Theme Accessibility. Advice from Learn WordPress about making a theme accessible.
- Mike Gifford maintains a large list of courses, webinars, educational videos and more, offered in web accessibility: a11y-courses.
Free Knowledge Resources
- html5doctor.com
- MDN web docs
- Web Accessibility Tutorials by the W3C (highly recommended)
- WebAIM articles and resources
- WebAxe, blog and podcast on web accessibility
- A11yWeekly, A weekly dose of web accessibility, by David A. Kennedy
- TPGi, Inc resources and blog
- The A11y Collective courses and articles
Pattern libraries
- The A11y project
- Inclusive Components, pattern library, with a focus on inclusive design
- GOV.UK elements
- Deque University Code Examples and Accessibility Resources
Books
- Inclusive Design Patterns by Heydon Pickering
- Inclusive Components, by Heydon Pickering
- Accessibility for Everyone by Laura Kalbag
- Giving a Damn About Accessibility, by Sheri Byrne-Haber
- Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits, by Lainey Feingold
- Accessibility and Inclusive Design: Why They’re Not the Same, by Derek Featherstone
- Form Design Patterns, by Adam Silver
- A11y Unraveled: Become a Web Accessibility Ninja, by Dimitris Georgakas
- List of Web Accessibility Books on WebAxe
Educational & Discussion
Sometimes, what you’re building doesn’t have an already-available accessible pattern on the web. In cases like these, it can be helpful to consult someone who works day-to-day in the accessibility field in order to save yourself the pain of having to figure it out all on your own. There are a few resources you may find helpful.
The WebAIM mailing list
The WebAIM mailing list is a long-running community forum for everyone who wants to grow in their accessibility journey, from beginner to expert. The archives span decades, and are available to search through. if you need to find the solution to a problem, or need help creating one, and you don’t know what question to ask when searching the archives, list members are very friendly and always willing to help, without judgment.