In the WordPress plugin repository, there are a handful of plugins that target inspecting or improving accessibility. In this video, learn about these plugins and what they attempt to do.
- [Instructor] While most WordPress plugins … are targeting specific functionality, … such as creating forms, managing data, … or providing new interaction tools, … some plugins aim to create a better … more accessible experience for your users. … These plugins work in many different ways … with different goals … depending on what they are trying to do. … WordPress accessibility plugins … can be described in four basic groups: … plugins that try to repair problems on your site, … plugins that test your content and give you feedback, … plugins that give you an improved interface … for your content, … and accessibility toolbars that allow users … to alter their experience with your website. … No plugin can solve every accessibility problem. … It's impossible to automatically test … for most accessibility issues … and fixing the problems found is even more difficult. … However, they can provide some fixes. … If you did a search in the WordPress plugin repository … at the time of this recording, …
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Released
7/19/2019- Accessibility concepts
- Creating accessible content
- WordPress core accessibility features
- Creating more accessible themes
- Creating more accessible plugins
- Using accessibility plugins
- Interacting with forms
- Testing site accessibility
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. What Is Web Accessibility?
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Web accessibility concepts2m 20s
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2. Accessibility and WordPress
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Creating accessible content3m 21s
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3. Accessibility in Your Theme
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Page builder plugins2m 48s
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Testing page builders7m 28s
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4. Plugin Accessibility
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ARIA, Ajax, and your website4m 44s
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5. Authoring Accessible Content
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What is accessible content?4m 20s
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Using audio and video3m 9s
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6. Testing in WordPress
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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