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Ignition72 offers custom accessibility consulting services. - [Website Maintenance for Today's Security Environment](https://ignition72.com/2025/09/04/website-maintenance-for-todays-security-environment/) - [The Huge Impact of Tiny Web Campaigns](https://ignition72.com/2025/12/19/the-huge-impact-of-tiny-web-campaigns/) - [Why Not Hire a Generalist for your New Website?](https://ignition72.com/2022/06/07/why-not-hire-a-generalist-for-your-new-website/) - Hire a generalist for your new website because they have more depth of the web. - [How Compliance with WCAG Builds Better Web Developers](https://ignition72.com/2021/09/15/how-compliance-with-wcag-builds-better-web-developers/) - Accessibility compliance builds better web developers. - [9 Steps to Optimize Your Website's UX](https://ignition72.com/2021/12/02/9-steps-to-optimize-your-websites-ux/) - Optimize your website speed and readability with these 9 steps. - [The Monetization of Stupidity](https://ignition72.com/2019/06/04/the-monetization-of-stupidity/) - If you post stupidity online you can make money - [6 Things You Didn’t Know about Working Remotely as A Web Designer](https://ignition72.com/2019/03/21/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-working-remotely-as-a-web-designer/) - Working remotely as a web designer means you need discpline and focus. - [SEO In Your Web Design: How Will SEO Affect Design?](https://ignition72.com/2019/03/21/seo-in-your-web-design-how-will-seo-affect-design/) - How important is SEO in your web design? Several things to know. - [5 Tips on Writing Technical Web Content to the Correct Grade Level](https://ignition72.com/2018/05/08/5-tips-on-writing-technical-web-content-to-the-correct-grade-level/) - How to write technical web content for your website so your audience can read it. - [Social Media Advertising: Why I Hate Share Buttons](https://ignition72.com/2018/05/08/social-media-advertising-why-i-hate-share-buttons/) - How to do social media advertising so it works and your customers love it. - [Building a new website? This is why launch will be delayed.](https://ignition72.com/2020/01/20/building-a-new-website-this-is-why-launch-will-be-delayed/) - Of all the reasons a website launch could be delayed, getting your content ready to go is the number 1 launch delay. - [The Perils of Inadequate Website Maintenance](https://ignition72.com/2022/12/08/the-perils-of-inadequate-website-maintenance/) - Website Maintenance is more important than you think. Responsiveness, site speed, accessibility all should be maintained. - [AI is coming, what does that mean for online marketing?](https://ignition72.com/2023/02/08/ai-is-coming-what-does-that-mean-for-online-marketing/) - AI is coming, is this a tool or a threat? Try ChatGPT for a blog post and decide. - [Holiday Treats at Ignition72](https://ignition72.com/2023/12/19/holiday-treats-at-ignition72/) - A collection of tasty holiday recipes from Ignition72 - [Why Does My New Website Need Maintenance Already?](https://ignition72.com/2024/04/02/why-does-my-new-website-need-maintenance-already/) - Regular webiste maintenance is critical; keeping your website fresh ensures that visitors have a reason to return, and that security patches and updates are applied promptly. - [What Is Website Maintenance?](https://ignition72.com/2022/07/28/what-is-website-maintenance/) - Website maintenance reduces risk; maintain the core web system, the code bases, and all plugins. - [What is Ignition72 like?](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/05/what-is-ignition72-like/) - What is working at Ignition72 like? Ask many questions during an interview. - [The trials begin](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/04/the-trials-begin/) - The trials begin to uncover the truth about Baltimore police. - [Who cares about voting?](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/06/who-cares-about-voting/) - Ignition72 cares about voting because we know how important it is to vote. - [WhatsApp just changed the world because Apple dropped the ball](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/07/whatsapp-just-changed-the-world-because-apple-dropped-the-ball/) - Apple dropped the ball because they value secrecy and style over people - [Nurturing Introverts in Business](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/18/nurturing-introverts-in-business/) - Nurturing introverts in your digital agency is key to retaining valuable skills. - [Charity as a habit](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/03/charity-as-a-habit/) - Ignition72 is a web development company & treats charity as a habit. - [Dipping Your Toes into VR](https://ignition72.com/2018/05/08/dipping-your-toes-into-vr/) - What you need to know about VR (virtual reality). - [The Internet Can Almost Drink Legally](https://ignition72.com/2019/04/10/the-internet-can-almost-drink-legally/) - The internet is more than 20 years old and has good aspects and bad. - [The Rules of the Internet Have Changed, Thanks to Delivery Pizza](https://ignition72.com/2019/11/14/the-rules-of-the-internet-have-changed-thanks-to-delivery-pizza/) - The rules of the internet require accessibility on all websites. - [Go to the best college you can afford](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/02/go-to-the-best-college-you-can-afford/) - People go the best college they can afford, but it's not always worth it. - [We are Baltimore, and so am I](https://ignition72.com/2018/01/01/we-are-baltimore-and-so-am-i/) - We are Baltimore refers to our support of this city and it's residents. - [So what does this flag mean](https://ignition72.com/2017/11/30/so-what-does-this-flag-mean/) - What a flag means is different for everyone. - [Virtual Reality Surprise](https://ignition72.com/2017/11/30/virtual-reality-surprise/) - Virtual reality is fun, simple, and everywhere. - [Vroom Vroom](https://ignition72.com/2020/10/09/vroom-vroom/) - How I became a programmer, how I did it, and why. - [Towards an [even more] comprehensive design strategy through frontline worker co-creation](https://ignition72.com/2020/12/23/towards-an-even-more-comprehensive-design-strategy-through-frontline-worker-co-creation/) - #post_excerptDesigning with the client is key to a robust design strategy. - [Enhancing Your Design and Web Development Agency: Partnering to overcome 5 common pain points](https://ignition72.com/2023/05/17/enhancing-your-design-and-web-development-agency-partnering-to-overcome-5-common-pain-points-part-1/) - Ignition72 has grown through partnerships; find out how to find a trusted and reliable partner. Overcome pain points - choose Ignition72 as trusted partner. - [New Accessibility Guidance - Welcome to WCAG 2.2](https://ignition72.com/2021/07/13/new-accessibility-guidance-welcome-to-wcag-2-2/) - How to apply WCAG 2.2 guidance to your website accessibility. - [Evolving at the Speed of Business During COVID Times](https://ignition72.com/2021/07/28/evolving-at-the-speed-of-business-during-covid-times/) - Life of a digital agency during COVID. - [Google sunset Google Analytics 3: Now what?](https://ignition72.com/2023/02/08/google-sunset-google-analytics-3-now-what/) - Google analytics 3 replaced by GA 4; there are other options. Ask us for help. ## Pages - [Home](https://ignition72.com/) - Web strategy, design, development, and marketing focused on helping your organization plan clearly, build thoughtfully, and scale to your needs. - [Products and Services](https://ignition72.com/services/) - [About Us](https://ignition72.com/this-is-us/) - Ignition72 has planned, designed and built websites for nearly two decades. We build to suit your needs and those of your customers. - [Contact Us](https://ignition72.com/get-in-touch/) - Contact us if you have a question, need a quote, or just want to talk about anything digital. We can help. - [Support and Maintenance](https://ignition72.com/support-and-maintenance/) - [Design and Branding](https://ignition72.com/design-and-branding/) - [Grow Your Market](https://ignition72.com/grow-your-market/) - [Audience Focus](https://ignition72.com/audience-focus/) - [Web Development and Custom Builds](https://ignition72.com/web-development-and-custom-builds/) - [Strategy and Consulting](https://ignition72.com/strategy-and-consulting/) - [Blog Archive](https://ignition72.com/the-blog/) - Ignition72 is not only interested in web insights, web strategy, and web development, but all things digital. Read more to find out. - [Our Work](https://ignition72.com/our-work/) - Examples of our work - we have completed hundreds of web projects in the education, business, non-profit, and government sectors. - [Cakes](https://ignition72.com/cakes/) - We take cake seriously; each one represents a staff member. Can you guess any of them? ## Cakes - [A Big Box of Fruit](https://ignition72.com/cakes/a-big-box-of-fruit/) - [Pineapple Upside Down Cake](https://ignition72.com/cakes/pineapple-upside-down-cake/) - [Turkey Cake (Cake Turkey?)](https://ignition72.com/cakes/turkey-cake-cake-turkey/) - [A Euchre Cake](https://ignition72.com/cakes/a-euchre-cake/) - [A Drinking Man's Cake](https://ignition72.com/cakes/a-drinking-mans-cake/) - [Chocolate Luxury](https://ignition72.com/cakes/chocolate-luxury/) - [Before the Titanic Disaster](https://ignition72.com/cakes/before-the-titanic-disaster/) - [Homage to old trees](https://ignition72.com/cakes/3225/) - [Going Travelin'](https://ignition72.com/cakes/going-travelin/) - [Camp Fire](https://ignition72.com/cakes/camp-fire/) - [Ukraine](https://ignition72.com/cakes/ukraine/) - [Emerald](https://ignition72.com/cakes/emerald/) - [Bat Signal](https://ignition72.com/cakes/bat-signal/) - [History Book](https://ignition72.com/cakes/history-book/) - [Woodworking](https://ignition72.com/cakes/woodworking/) - [British Ship](https://ignition72.com/cakes/british-ship/) - [Swimming Pool](https://ignition72.com/cakes/swimming-pool/) - [Marshmallow](https://ignition72.com/cakes/marshmallow/) - [Colorful Cupcakes](https://ignition72.com/cakes/colorful-cupcakes/) - [Knitting](https://ignition72.com/cakes/knitting/) - [Graveyard](https://ignition72.com/cakes/graveyard/) - [Vanilla Cupcakes](https://ignition72.com/cakes/vanilla-cupcakes/) - [Bourbon](https://ignition72.com/cakes/bourbon/) - [Post It](https://ignition72.com/cakes/post-it/) - [Snowy Mountain](https://ignition72.com/cakes/snowy-mountain/) - [Black Cat](https://ignition72.com/cakes/black-cat/) - [Fourth of Fruit](https://ignition72.com/cakes/fourth-of-fruit/) - [Rubiks](https://ignition72.com/cakes/rubiks/) - [Forest](https://ignition72.com/cakes/forest/) - [Bike Riding](https://ignition72.com/cakes/bike-riding/) - [Sand Castle](https://ignition72.com/cakes/sand-castle/) - [Berry White](https://ignition72.com/cakes/berry-white/) - [Cookies](https://ignition72.com/cakes/cookies/) - [Brain](https://ignition72.com/cakes/brain/) - [Farewell](https://ignition72.com/cakes/farewell/) - [House](https://ignition72.com/cakes/house/) - [Drippy](https://ignition72.com/cakes/drippy/) - [Iced Donut](https://ignition72.com/cakes/iced-donut/) - [Squishy Pumpkin](https://ignition72.com/cakes/squishy-pumpkin/) - [Lily pad](https://ignition72.com/cakes/lily-pad/) ## Projects - [e-QIP](https://ignition72.com/our-work/e-qip/) - The Ignition72 team met extensively with the GSA, OPM, and other agencies to gather comments and ideas for a revised SF-86 security clearance form system. Over 100 individual user tests were conducted, facilitated by Ignition72. Our team led the participants through the test, gathered information, and wrote reports that would inform our design of the new system. - [Widener University Law Schools](https://ignition72.com/our-work/widener-university/) - Our partnership with Widener University led to the building of new websites for two law schools at once, with separate identities, functionality, and content. - [Maryland OES](https://ignition72.com/our-work/maryland-oes/) - Ignition72 designed and built the University of Maryland Extended Studies Office website, which administers courses for pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as other important programs and various professional and continuing education courses. The site required large scale functionality in service of a diverse body of students and stakeholders. - [St. Mary's](https://ignition72.com/our-work/st-marys/) - Founded in 1791, St. Mary's Seminary & University is the first Catholic seminary established in the United States. Through its Center for Continuing Formation and Ecumenical Institute, St. Mary’s also provides for advanced theological study, the ongoing formation of those in ministry, and a center of preparation for missionary discipleship. I72 was proud to work with St. Mary’s to develop a site that showcased its distinct strengths, commitment to superior theological training and scholarship and the life and education of seminarians. - [ICJS](https://ignition72.com/our-work/icjs/) - Founded in 1987 by, a group of clergy, lay congregants and Baltimore business leaders, ICJS has worked to deepen the conversations around interreligious issues and justice themes through fellowships, scholarship, coursework and events. In so doing, ICJS envisions an interreligious society in which dialogue replaces division, friendship overcomes fear, and education eradicates ignorance. Ignition72 developed ICJS’s new web presence and supporting materials to communicate this important institution’s values and articulate its initiatives in promoting civic bonds. - [NCUA](https://ignition72.com/our-work/ncua/) - The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) partnered with the Department of Education with two goals in mind: Help adolescents understand basic finance and economic principles, while introducing Credit Unions to a whole new generation. The desire was for an online resource that could be used in classrooms, at home, or even in the lobby of a credit union, to entertain AND educate the kids using it. Ignition72 offered to build a custom game for the NCUA website that would appeal to their desired audience. - [Chicago Parent Program](https://ignition72.com/our-work/chicago-parent-program/) - Led by a team of the nation’s top nurse educators, the CPP program is a social science research based approach that spans multiple cities and communities, including Chicago, New York and Baltimore. CPP’s goals address the needs of parents of young children while being cognizant of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. - [Hagerstown Community College](https://ignition72.com/our-work/hagerstown-community-college/) - Founded in 1946, Hagerstown Community College is Maryland’s first community college. Over the years, they have offered hundreds of affordable courses that not only educate, but also empower the local community. Ignition72 was selected to help HCC reinforce its brand and better communicate with all members of the community, from students, faculty, and staff to local residents, all through a new, more engaging, website. - [Social Security Advisory Board](https://ignition72.com/our-work/social-security-advisory-board/) - Founded in 1994 as a bipartisan agency to provide advice and recommendations to the President and Congress on issues such as Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) was getting hundreds of calls and walk-ins from people looking for the Social Security Administration (SSA), causing confusion for everyone. That’s when Ignition72 was brought in. The new website needed to be clean and professional, not only in assisting policy researchers, but also in providing clarity to the public that SSAB is not the Social Security Administration! - [Baltimore City School District](https://ignition72.com/our-work/baltimore-city-school-district/) - Under contract with Digicon Corporation, Ignition72 had the opportunity to design and build a new City Schools website that welcomes all users on any device to a visually positive and robust new website. This site includes important tools like the School Comparison, where kids and parents can explore various school options. We had to ensure that the site was multi-lingual and accessible, while empowering the School District to manage, control and update all aspects of the site. - [HABC](https://ignition72.com/our-work/habc/) - The Housing Authority of Baltimore City supports over 19,500 households, providing support and funding to ensure that the city continues to have affordable housing and vibrant spaces with strong community partnerships. ## Testimonials - [Maintenance](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/maintenance/) - [AI](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/ai/) - [Process](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/process/) - [Pantheon](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/pantheon/) - [Evolving](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/evolving/) - [Partners](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/partners/) - [Maryland OES](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/maryland-oes/) - [e-Qip](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/e-qip/) - [Development](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/development/) - [Widener](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/widener/) - 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[Lorem](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/lorem/) - [ICJS](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/icjs/) - [HCC](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/hcc/) - [BCPS](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/bcps/) - [SSAB](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/2251/) - [Laura - Director of Development](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/center-aligned-quote-block/) - [Right Aligned - Quote Block](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/right-aligned-quote-block/) - [Left Aligned - Quote block](https://ignition72.com/testimonials/left-aligned-quote-block/) ## Categories - [New Post](https://ignition72.com/category/new-post/) - [Accessibility](https://ignition72.com/category/accessibility/) - [User Experience](https://ignition72.com/category/user-experience/) - [Remote Work](https://ignition72.com/category/remote-work/) - [Virtual Reality](https://ignition72.com/category/virtual-reality/) - [Strategy](https://ignition72.com/category/strategy/) - [Design](https://ignition72.com/category/design/) - [Development](https://ignition72.com/category/development/) - [SEO](https://ignition72.com/category/seo/) - [Branding](https://ignition72.com/category/branding/) - [AI](https://ignition72.com/category/ai/) - [Google](https://ignition72.com/category/google/) - [Partnering](https://ignition72.com/category/partnering/) - [Website](https://ignition72.com/category/website/) - [General](https://ignition72.com/category/general/) - [Maintenance](https://ignition72.com/category/maintenance/) - [Ad Campaigns](https://ignition72.com/category/ad-campaigns/) ## Clients - [Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies](https://ignition72.com/clients/islamic-christian-and-jewish-studies/) - [Hagerstown Community College](https://ignition72.com/clients/hagerstown-community-college/) - [Social Security Advisory Board](https://ignition72.com/clients/social-security-advisory-board/) - [Baltimore City Public Schools](https://ignition72.com/clients/baltimore-city-public-schools/) - [Widener University – Commonwealth Law School](https://ignition72.com/clients/widener-university-commonwealth-law-school/) - 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