{"id":1128,"date":"2013-06-18T10:36:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2013-10-14T21:58:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T02:58:55","slug":"speaker-interview-joe-dolson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/speaker-interview-joe-dolson\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Chicago 2013 Speaker Interview: Joe Dolson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1129\" alt=\"joe-dolson\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/joe-dolson.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Joe Dolson &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joedolson.com\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"WordPress icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-wordpress-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joedolson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"twitter icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-twitter-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoeDolsonAccessibleWebDesign\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"facebook icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-facebook-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Joe Dolson is a freelance WordPress developer and accessibility consultant.\u00a0He\u2019s the author of several WordPress plug-ins, with over 1.7 million downloads between them, and is active in promoting accessibility in WordPress core development and in theme development. He\u2019s lived in Minneapolis\/St Paul for most of the last 15 years, and is a classical violinist on the side.<\/p>\n<p>Joe spoke on Sunday about &#8220;Accessibility &amp; WordPress: Developing for the Whole World&#8221;. View his slides here:<br \/>\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/23661598' width='625' height='512' sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Interview with Joe Dolson:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<b>Why do you use WordPress?<\/b><br \/>\nWordPress has great usability and flexibility. The offering of power and ease of use in the same package is a must-use.<\/p>\n<p><b>How do you stay up to date with new information about WordPress?<\/b><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/make.wordpress.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Dolson &#8211; Joe Dolson is a freelance WordPress developer and accessibility consultant.\u00a0He\u2019s the author of several WordPress plug-ins, with over 1.7 million downloads between them, and is active in promoting accessibility in WordPress core development and in theme development. 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