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This WordPress-organized Meetup is a place to meet with other great people and get your questions answered about all things WordPress.
All persons of all levels of knowledge in web design and development in the WordPress platform are invited to hang out and contribute to the learning and fun.
Here, there are no dumb questions -- except maybe the one you didn't ask!
We may not have an answer among those attending, but we will try to find an answer to any unanswered questions in time for the next Meetup.
Originally founded in May of 2020 by Jennifer Huang, Sumner Davenport, and Ron Amick for the exploration of Accessibility in WordPress, WordPress San Fernando Valley Meetup has now broadened in scope to include anything WordPress related.
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Upcoming events (1)
See all- Sumner Davenport presents: Accessibility Statements -- What, Who, and Why?Link visible for attendees
Nearly all public websites should have certain policy declarations posted: a Privacy Policy, a Cookie Policy, Terms of Use -- and an Accessibility Statement.
Accessibility Statements declare what steps a website owner has done to ensure that their website meets basic Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA, which is the closest thing to a set of laws that we have at the moment.
WCAG is a product of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), is an international public-interest non-profit organization where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. Founded by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, the W3C (W3C) develops standards and guidelines to help everyone build a web based on the principles of accessibility, internationalization, privacy and security.
(Here is a "plain English" guide to WCAG, a guide to the guidelines. )
We know you are wondering . . . will an Accessibility Statement keep you from being sued? Good question! If only there was someone we know who could answer that . . . oh wait! There is! We will be privileged to have longtime accessibility specialist, Sumner Davenport, co-organizer of WordPress San Fernando Valley Meetup, joining us to answer that and other questions.
Sumner will also be providing tips for creating your own Accessibility Statement(s).
Let's take a look at all of this and together learn from some real life examples, including website owners currently being sued. We will share ideas and tools, such as a helpful (and cost-free) Accessibility Statement generator provided by W3C.
