Chat with Matt Mullenweg: Past, Present & Future of Accessibility in WordPress

Join us for a special WordPress Accessibility Meetup featuring a Conversation between Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, and Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital. Together, they’ll reflect on how accessibility in WordPress has evolved over the past 20+ years and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The conversation will explore:

• The origins and growth of the WordPress Accessibility Team, and how accessibility has shaped the project.
• The role accessibility can play in driving innovation across the WordPress ecosystem.
• Opportunities for automated testing for plugins and themes.
• How the community can better support accessibility contributors and bring more people into the work.
• How Automattic approaches accessibility in its products and the value they've seen from investing in accessibility.

Whether you’re a long-time WordPress contributor, an accessibility professional, or just starting your journey, this meetup offers a unique opportunity to hear from Matt Mullenweg about his perspective on accessibility in the WordPress project and share ideas on how it may be shaped in the future.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Live captions: Kinsta
• Organizer and post-event transcription: Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker
• Your Business here! Learn about sponsorship

Event Details:
This meetup will be held at U.S. 8 AM Pacific, which is 10 AM U.S. Central, 4 PM in the UK, and 8:30 PM IST.

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Accessibility & Accommodations:
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned.

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.