Be an A11y with Your Content: Alicia St. Rose
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WordPress is a Content Management System that offers you limitless freedom to create any type of content. But, like most things in life, there are best practices that make things more enjoyable and, in this case, more Accessible to all. Maybe you’ve heard that your site needs to be A11y-friendly and you have no idea where to begin. Well, it’s not as hard as you thought! Being mindful as you enter your content or block out your pages goes a LONG way to making your website more Accessible. Let me show you with real life examples.
About the Speaker:
Alicia St Rose began her adventure with WordPress when a UX friend offhandedly suggested using the CMS for a mutual friend’s website. That was over 10 years ago and the adventure has turned into a torrid love affair. Now she is a freelance developer, exclusively powered by WordPress, and has yet to find a limitation in this magical piece of software.
She is the owner, principal designer, and developer at WP with Heart, a micro agency that employs one…so far. In addition to creating for WordPress, she provides an online one on one DIY website coaching entrepreneurs and content creators. She is also a Creativity and Mindshift Mentor, empowering others to embrace their wildly creative uniqueness.
She has become a fierce Web Accessibility Advocate after witnessing the struggles that those with disabilities endure to simply surf the web.
She has spoken at several So Cal WordCamps, including WC San Diego, WC Orange County and WCLAX. She was also co-organizer of the one and one time only WordCamp Ventura County. She currently organizes the only WordPress Meetup between Santa Cruz and Thousand Oaks called The South Central Coast WordPress Adventure Group.
Alicia currently lives in Santa Barbara, California with her two delightful cats, Oscar and Milo. She divides her time between that seaside town and Black Rock City, Nevada.
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Event Details:
This meetup will be held at U.S. 5 PM Pacific which is 7 PM U.S. Central, and 10 AM AEST and 5:30 AM IST the next day.
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Accessibility & Accommodations:
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned, thanks to sponsorship from WP Engine. Slide links will be provided when applicable, and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.
We're working to secure sponsors so that we can offer ASL interpretation.
All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact an organizer, and we will try our best to accommodate you.
Code of Conduct:
Please note that this group is a welcoming space for all, and all members must follow the WordPress Online Code of Conduct.
By RSVPing to this meetup, you agree to abide by these guidelines. If you have concerns that the Online Code of Conduct is not being followed, please contact an organizer.
