Amanda Rush
- Member Since: August 10th, 2005
- Augusta, GA
- www.customerservant.com
- I design websites and web applications using various content management systems including WordPress, as well as test websites for accessibility according to the W3C standards and for Section 508 compliance, as well as for usability with Jaws for Windows, Non-Visual Desktop Access, (NVDA), Window Eyes, System Access, and VoiceOver. at Customer Servant Consultancy
- @arush on WordPress.org and Slack
- Accessibility Team
- Core Contributor
Bio/Description
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Posted a reply to WordPress Admin Screen Options and Help Buttons not “Visible” with Screen Reader, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi clansink, I am using WordPress 4.7.3 as well. If you're seeing display:none on that…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress Admin Screen Options and Help Buttons not “Visible” with Screen Reader, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi clansink, I use NVDA as my primary screen reader, and I am able to…3 months ago
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Posted a reply to Problem with JAWS after upgrade to WP 4.7.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mertzsor, To better assist with sorting out what problem your client is having with…4 months ago
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Posted a reply to Pagination Item Numbers on a page – increase upto 5000, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @adityashevle To put it briefly, the reason you can't easily increase the number of…4 months ago
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Created a topic, I know accessibility isn’t enforced in the WordPress plugin repo, but come on., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I find myself in the position of having to use this pl…8 months ago
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Posted a reply to User specific colours & fonts, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Agreeing with Andrew on this one. Users who need to can and should change CSS…8 months ago
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Closed ticket #37661, in Core Trac:
A New Experience for Discovering, Installing, and Previewing Themes in the ...8 months ago
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Posted a reply to How To Make Readers Read Emoticons?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
See this post: Dre Armeda where the source generated prints the emoji directly instead of…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to How To Make Readers Read Emoticons?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If I'm not mistaken, the graphics generated are SVG, so you'll need to use aria-label,…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to How To Make Readers Read Emoticons?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, There is currently not a plugin to fix this. The problem is that the…9 months ago
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Posted a reply to need some info on a website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Bob, One thing you might suggest to the site's owner is to tell PowerPress…10 months ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress tutorial for the blind?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
That would explain why I can't find your posts. I did a Google search for…10 months ago
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Posted a reply to WordPress tutorial for the blind?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi mainelyKirby, There's a series specifically for screen reader users of WordPress in progress at…10 months ago
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Posted a reply to Core Accessibility is a Prerequisite for WordPress Adoption, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi sburrell, You wrote: My institution is considering adopting WordPress, but our accessibility officials have…11 months ago
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Posted a reply to Changes Core Files, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Adding to Austin's comment, this plugin does exactly what it claims to do. The nitpick…11 months ago
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Posted a reply to Missing Alt Tag - Mysterious Image, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Agree with everything Andrew's said here. Based on that source, it looks like the theme…11 months ago
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Posted a reply to How customizable is admin back end?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi Rob, Apparently, I really need to start keeping better track of my press clippings…11 months ago
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Posted a reply to How customizable is admin back end?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi rfentres, Thanks for pointing me to this ticket. I'll take a look and see…11 months ago
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Posted a reply to How customizable is admin back end?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi rfentres, Customizing the admin is indeed possible, although any customizations would of course be…12 months ago
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Posted a reply to Recommended accessibility resources, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi dartiss, The recommendations Adrian has provided are excellent, and to those I would add…12 months ago
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Closed ticket #36853, in Core Trac:
Safari and VoiceOver don't announce repeated, identical, aria live ...12 months ago
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Posted a reply to Edit my WordPress site, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
@abletec is correct, this forum is specifically for either adaptive technology users who are having…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Edit my WordPress site, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, I agree with Davood, and the screen reader you're using won't have any bearing…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Using empty links as top menu items, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
I agree with everything here with regard to accessibility. Using NVDA and FF, if I…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to TablePress responsive extension, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi Suzanne, Thanks for posting your question. First, may I ask if your site's member…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to how can i change my password, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi sarahlove01, In order to answer your question, I'll need a little more information from…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Website color accessibility, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi michaelaterndrup, All of these answers are great. There's also a post that lists other…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Best accessible captcha for disability people(visual)., on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Thanks Adrian. When I posted Sina's link I don't think I made it clickable. Also,…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Best accessible captcha for disability people(visual)., on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi rseigel, See the link I posted in my first reply regarding the fundamental problem…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to I'm not able to click on links to the posts I publish, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, A lot of this depends on your theme, but typically, themes are not coded…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to I'm not able to click on links to the posts I publish, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, I've just visited your site, and I'm able to click on and read your…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Best accessible captcha for disability people(visual)., on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Thank you for your question. With regard to captchas and accessibility, there are several…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to 2checkout HTML code not working since moving to WordPress, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Can you post the exact code you're using here, as well as the steps…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to difference between wordpress host and any other host, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Creating a site with WordPress, (which you download from WordPress.org), requires you to have…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to How to implement Custom Logo properly with back compat in existing theme?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Which theme are you using, and, if it's not custom, is it something you…1 year ago
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Created a topic, Doing One Thing Well, on the site WordPress Support Forums
1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Moving wordpress to another server, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Can you include a link to your site please? Thanks, Amanda1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_removable_query_args(), on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, Have you tried logging into your server via FTP or SFTP and navigating to…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to WooCommerce Checkout Order-Pay Endpoint Issue, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi Kirill, Do you have Woo Commerce Multilingual installed, or just Woo Commerce and WPML?…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to How to get SiteLogin another site to my wordpress?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, This would probably be better suited for the hacks forum, as there's going to…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to My company has it's own hosting server -- will it work with WP?, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, If your company is running their own server, you can certainly run WordPress on…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to Transfer Site, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi, I want to make sure, before I simply paste a link to the "moving…1 year ago
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Closed ticket #35479, in Core Trac:
Text editor not honoring paragraph markup1 year ago
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Created a new ticket, #35479, in Core Trac:
Text editor not honoring paragraph markup1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Draft Instantbird for Windows instructions, on the site Support Everything WordPress:
OK guys, I have some updated notes for this slack mess. They concern adding multiple…1 year ago
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Posted a reply to /Index shows up, content on website.com/blog, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi Gingernutmeg, The reason you are seeing your directory structure instead of your blog, and…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 4.5: What’s on your Wishlist?, on the site Make WordPress Core:
I'd like to see post formats given some serious attention. I don't think they should…1 year ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Draft Instantbird for Windows instructions, on the site Support Everything WordPress:
Hey everybody, First of all, thanks @zoonini, @jcastaneda, @abletec and @jdembowski for putting together these…2 years ago
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Wrote a comment on the post Headings hierarchy changes in the admin screens, on the site Make WordPress Core:
This is excellent news! Yet another accessibility win for WordPress.2 years ago
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Posted a reply to lost all plugins but not really, on the site WordPress Support Forums:
Hi ameliaclark, Based on the information you've provided, it sounds as though you have a…2 years ago
