WordPress: Accessibility
2h 51mIntermediate2023-06-09
Authors
Joe Dolson
WordPress Core Contributor, Developer, Web Accessibility Consultant
Course details
WordPress has undergone a variety of major changes in recent years, including new features that help you build accessible websites. In this course, WordPress core contributor, developer, and web accessibility consultant Joe Dolson covers a wide array of topics relating to creating an accessible website in WordPress. Joe explains the different types of themes and how they impact your website. He discusses how to identify accessible plugins; the use and limitations of accessibility "overlay" plugins; and how to create accessible content using the classic editor, the block editor, and various page builder plugins, such as Elementor and Kadence Blocks. Joe also addresses testing, maintenance, and remediation of problems. You’ll complete this course with a solid understanding of what accessibility is, how to make use of assistive technology on your site, what tools are available in WordPress to build an accessible website, and how to assess and fix problems on your websites.
Skills covered
AccessibilityWordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)User ExperienceWeb DevelopmentOpen SourceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Making accessible websites using WordPress
- 02 - WordPress base knowledge
1. What Is Web Accessibility
- 03 - Web accessibility concepts
- 04 - Accessibility and your business
- 05 - Assistive technology overview
2. Accessibility and WordPress
- 06 - Understanding accessibility in WordPress
- 07 - WordPress core features
- 08 - WordPress Classic themes
- 09 - WordPress full site editing
- 10 - WordPress plugins
- 11 - Creating accessible content
3. Accessibility in Your Theme
- 12 - Examining accessible design
- 13 - Accessible color
- 14 - Accessible navigation
- 15 - Perceivable images and icons
- 16 - Page architecture and HTML semantics
- 17 - Page builders
- 18 - Block themes vs. classic themes vs. page builders
4. Using Accessible WordPress Plugins
- 19 - How to assess plugin accessibility
- 20 - ARIA, AJAX, and other four-letter words
- 21 - Interacting with forms and their responses
- 22 - Authoring tools and accessibility guidelines
5. Accessibility Plugins for WordPress
- 23 - Testing tools for WordPress
- 24 - Accessibility overlays
- 25 - Accessibility add-ons
6. Authoring Accessible Content
- 26 - Writing accessible content
- 27 - Using audio and video
- 28 - Organizing content on the page
- 29 - Accessibility support in the Block Editor
- 30 - Accessibility support in the Classic Editor
7. Testing for Accessibility
- 31 - Automated and manual testing
- 32 - Testing accessibility with the keyboard
- 33 - Testing accessibility with WAVE by WebAIM
- 34 - Testing accessibility with AXE by Deque
- 35 - Using bookmarklets for quick assessments
8. Remediation Workshop
- 36 - Finding the issue
- 37 - Identifying the source of an issue
- 38 - What needs to change
- 39 - Making the change
Conclusion
- 40 - Next steps