Author: Joe Dolson

Because we’re not alone

March 14, 2025

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Topics: Accessibility, WordPress.

I’m currently at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, which is always an inspiring experience if you work in the world of accessibility. I’ve been coming to this conference for many years; and it always inspires and refreshes me. This particular trip, I found myself wondering why, exactly, that was so? On reflection, my inspiration comes from a recognition that I’m part of a large group of people who are all wrestling with the same frustrations and challenges that I am. […]

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The Accessibility Show #4: Cookie Consent Forms

February 6, 2025

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Topics: Accessibility, WordPress.

It seems like just yesterday that I was posting about Accessibility Show #3, but I guess that was already a month ago. Where did the time go… Well, January was a very long month… Show number four is all about cookie consent forms – but before I dive into commenting about those, I want to talk briefly about newsletter signup forms. Normally, the first topic of the show is a positive report on whatever I panned in the previous show…but […]

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The Accessibility Show #3: Newsletter Sign-ups

January 8, 2025

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Topics: Accessibility, Web Development.

The third edition of The Accessibility Show with Nathan Wrigley of WP Builds dropped early this morning, and I have to say that I’m really enjoying this show. First of all, chatting with Nathan is a bright spot in my day every time – he really is the nicest man I know. But I’m also finding it fascinating to go into the WordPress showcase and pick out just one issue to highlight as an accessibility problem. Focusing on one issue […]

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XPoster: Now with Bluesky

December 5, 2024

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Topics: Plugins.

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, my interest in maintaining XPoster (née WP to Twitter) has been pretty low. Last year I invested the time to add Mastodon support, but while I’ve found Mastodon to be a much more inviting world than Twitter, it’s never really had a huge impact. Adding Bluesky support felt legitimately fun; it was the first time in a long time that I’ve actually enjoyed working on the plugin. It was a good reminder that […]

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Launch of The Accessibility Show on WP Builds

September 5, 2024

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Topics: Accessibility, WordPress.

Today is the release of the first episode of The Accessibility Show on WPBuilds – a podcast series I’m doing with the marvelous Nathan Wrigley. The Accessibility Show is going to focus on one issue per show: just one interface component or just one accessibility issue, then examine it in a set of various sites. Where are we sourcing the sites? The WordPress Showcase. The showcase is a particularly interesting source for information. Like many design collections, this holds sites […]

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