WordPress turns 12!
Twelve years ago on May 27, 2003, WordPress was released by it’s founders Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little.
I’ve been using WordPress for 6 years and it’s still my favorite CMS. I’m not alone — personal bloggers, small business and even large Fortune 500 companies use WordPress.
- WordPress is used by more than 26.4% of the top 10 million websites — including companies like The New York Times, CNN, Forbes, TED, eBay, Sony and UPS
- WordPress is used for blogging on more than 60 million websites
Shaun Quarton wrote an detailed history of WordPress to celebrate it’s 12th birthday — Happy Birthday, WordPress: Celebrating 12 Great Years.
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!
The purpose of the day is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities.
Take the #NoMouse Challenge!
How accessible is your website? Try to navigate through your site WITHOUT using a mouse! Taking the challenge is easy by following the steps on #NoMouse Challenge.
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. NoMouse.org is a project of DO-IT Center at the University of Washington.
I’ve been fortunate to have access to the Access Technology Center at University of Washington. This fantastic group is passionate about creating a more accessible world for ALL users, disabled or not. Creating websites that are accessible makes a better web experience for EVERYONE.
Some resources to start creating more accessible websites:
iBESTT website
As the graphic designer on iBESTT, most of my work involves creating graphics and illustrations for use in training materials. However, since the project needed a simple website to provide information about iBESTT, this WordPress site was created.
Currently, the iBESTT app is only available to a limited number of schools as part of a pilot study, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore the main focus of this website is to provide information about the iBESTT Project to fellow researchers and to provide training materials to current users. In the future, the design and focus of this website will change drastically as iBESTT becomes available for use in more schools.
The design of this site was based on the design of the actual iBESTT app which is currently being used. Over next summer, the iBESTT app will be redesigned and in the fall, a new website will be created.
Visit site: www.ibestt.org
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