Building a Custom Plugin with an Accessibility First Approach: Phil Webster

Join us for a virtual meetup on WordPress Accessibility, where Phil Webster, a Senior WordPress Developer at Delicious Brains, will discuss the steps to build a custom plugin that for a client site that has accessibility top of mind.

Topics will include design considerations, using semantic markup, vetting third party extensions, preventing accessibility issues by using validation, and when to use aria attributes.

About the Speaker:
Phil Webster is a Senior WordPress Plugin developer at Delicious Brains working on the WP Migrate DB Pro team. He has a deep interest in making the web available to everyone. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife and three kids. Before becoming a developer, he performed and toured as a professional percussionist. When not coding, he enjoys doing things outdoors: hiking, biking, sailing, and especially cooking.

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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. An ASL Interpreter will be present. Slide links will be provided when applicable and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.

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 Emma (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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