Accessible Typography: Carie Fisher

When you’re designing a page, it’s essential to think about who your audience is — and that your audience may not have the same abilities as you. Making your websites accessible is not just about adding alternative descriptions to images; it’s about thinking through all the ways you can make your design work for as many people as possible.

Join us as Carie Fisher explains the choices you can/should consider in an accessible visual presentation using text, such as font, color, contrast, size, column width, spacing, kerning, and more.

About the Speaker:
Carie Fisher is an author, speaker, and developer with over 15 years of tech experience who is passionate about the intersection of front-end code and UX, digital accessibility, and diversity in technology. Carie works as an independent Senior Accessibility Consultant and Trainer while also pursuing her Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interactions at Iowa State University.

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 in 2022.

All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact an organizer via the messaging feature in Meetup or email Amber (at) equalizedigital.com 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. If you have not read these guidelines, you may do so at https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/virtual-events/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.

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