Make Your WordPress Website Accessible: Practical Fixes You Can Do Today

Is your WordPress website easy to use for everyone including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, or other assistive technologies?

In this practical session, we’ll look beyond accessibility theory and focus on simple, actionable fixes you can make to a WordPress website today. You’ll learn how to identify common accessibility problems and improve your website’s usability without needing to be an accessibility expert or a developer.

We’ll cover practical areas such as:

• Writing better headings, links, and image alt text
• Improving keyboard navigation
• Choosing accessible colours and maintaining sufficient contrast
• Making forms easier to understand and use
• Avoiding common accessibility mistakes in WordPress and page builders
• Using accessibility testing tools to find problems quickly
• Making accessibility part of your normal website-building workflow

Whether you’re a WordPress developer, designer, content creator, site owner, or just getting started with WordPress, you’ll leave with practical fixes and a simple checklist you can immediately apply to your own website.

Accessibility isn’t just about compliance. It’s about making your website easier for more people to use.