Joe Dolson

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Help Support WP Accessibility Day at WordCamp Europe! The WP Accessibility Day team is looking to host a large sponsor booth to educate attendees on accessibility - help us make this possible! wpaccessibility.day/wceu-2026/

Building an Accessible WordPress Theme Learn how to choose and build accessible WordPress themes, using Accessibility-Ready themes and Bootstrap as a strong, practical starting point.

An accessible WordPress site starts with the theme, not a plugin. Themes are architecture, not decoration. I am rebuilding from first principles using Bootstrap to design accessibility in, not retrofit it later.

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#DigitalAccessibility #WordPress #InclusiveDesign #WebDev #A11y

Have you tried switching the url shortener? I can see it staying on a legacy shortener, but switching should disable the old one.

Support WP Accessibility Day at WordCamp Europe - WP Accessibility Day WP Accessibility Day is raising funds to host a large, highly visible booth dedicated to accessibility at WordCamp Europe 2026. Donate now!

Help Bring Accessibility to #WCEU 2026!

#WPAD is raising funds to host a dedicated accessibility booth at #WCEU 2026.

This is a crowdfunding campaign, so every contribution — big or small — helps us get there. All donations are tax-deductible (WPAD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit)!

Missed this? Able Player 4.8.0 and Able Player for WordPress 2.3.0 Released https://www.joedolson.com/2026/02/able-player-4-8-0-and-able-player-for-wordpress-2-3-0-released/

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Minnesota needs impartial investigations, the departure of federal forces, and an end to the campaign of retribution against our state.

Missed this? My Calendar 3.7.0 & My Calendar Pro 3.3.0 released https://www.joedolson.com/2026/01/my-calendar-3-7-0-my-calendar-pro-3-3-0-released/

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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.

I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

Able Player 4.8 - Release candidate and call for translators! #a11y #foss https://www.joedolson.com/2026/01/able-player-4-8-release-candidate-call-for-translators/

The Accessibility Show #9 - Best in WordPress design, or is it? Joe Dolson reviews an award-winning WordPress site, critiquing its accessibility flaws, especially animation, navigation, naming, and contrast issues.

I just hit publish on the 9th '#Accessibility Show' with @joedolson.bsky.social - "Best in WordPress design, or is it?". In the video Joe goes through some areas where a wonderful looking design might fall short in terms of accessibility. Worth a watch I think. wpbuilds.com/accessibilit...

Missed this? Judging severity in accessibility issues https://www.joedolson.com/2026/01/judging-severity-in-accessibility-issues/

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ICE MURDERS UNARMED WHITE AMERICAN WOMAN

Hey, @nytimes.com, fixed your headline.

Merriam Webster's "your 2026 word": perilous

Um. Not optimistic, then.

Three men and a baby? That seems... unlikely.

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility Web Accessibility and WordPress: Make the web a better place.

Missed this? Is it an evil overlay? How can you tell? https://www.joedolson.com/2025/12/is-it-an-evil-overlay-how-can-you-tell/

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility Web Accessibility and WordPress: Make the web a better place.

New post: Is it an evil overlay? How can you tell? https://www.joedolson.com/2025/12/is-it-an-evil-overlay-how-can-you-tell/ #overlays

Be careful, man. That stuff can hit hard.

Missed this? My Calendar 3.7.0 Beta https://www.joedolson.com/2025/12/my-calendar-3-7-0-beta/

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Thank you for writing this @aardrian.bsky.social 🫶🏻

There's a short story of frustration and comfort behind this post. A friendly discussion led to a writeup by Adrian, and I will follow up later with a little more about the backstory as I know it can bring some much-needed comfort to many in #a11y

Accessibility Improvements in WordPress 6.9 WordPress 6.9 brings extensive accessibility improvements across WordPress Core and Gutenberg, continuing the goals to meet web content accessibility standards throughout WordPress and make it easi…

Accessibility updates shipping in WordPress 6.9: make.wordpress.org/core/2025/11... #a11y #WordPress

144: A Better, More Accessible Media Player, Texas Beer Co King Grackle Stout - Accessibility Craft In this episode, Amber and Steve interview special guest Joe Dolson about Able Player, a free, open source accessible HTML5 media player project. Learn about […]

Have you listened to this week's #AccessibilityCraft episode yet? @joedolson.bsky.social joined us for a 🍺 and to discuss Able Player, an accessible audio and video player that can be used on WordPress, Drupal, and more websites.

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#accessibility #a11y

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The State of Accessibility in WordPress: From Insight to Action in Higher Ed (WPCampus). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join... Join the WPCampus community on Thursday, November 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern (UTC -5) for a focused two-hour event exploring the current and future state of accessibility in WordPress through the lens of hi...

I'm really looking forward the WP Campus "State of WordPress Accessibility" event tomorrow! It's not too late to register: wpcampus-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Identifying Accessibility Data Gaps in CodeGen Models :: Aaron Gustafson Late last year, I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results were unsurprisingly disappointing — roughly what I’d…

AI tools still struggle with accessible code.
Aaron Gustafson digs into where CodeGen models miss the mark and what we can do about it.

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#Accessibility #AI #CodeGen #InclusiveTech #A11y #WebDev #DigitalAccessibility

Here’s a blocklist of the federal agency accounts that were set up on Bluesky today just to troll. You can block ‘em all at once with a couple of taps here.

Missed this? Why WordPress Themes Require Underlines on Links https://www.joedolson.com/2025/10/why-wordpress-themes-require-underlines-on-links/

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