Source: Make WordPress: Accessibility

Hey folks. I posted the long description on the docs blog since they’re the product team responsible for all the text stuff: https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2013/02/21/hello-docs-folks-theres-a-new-project-set/ We’re adding closed captions to wordpress.tv videos, so will be recruiting volunteers to create caption files (and others to review them for accuracy). The feature is ready and will be launched quietly…

As evidenced by our small group at yesterday’s meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’…

Development on the next default theme — Twenty Thirteen — has now reached a point where our feedback is needed. You can see and use the theme (currently still in alpha) at its own Twenty Thirteen demo site. Please post all feedback here. If you are using assistive technologyAssistive technology Assistive technology is an umbrella…

Can you help devise an accessible solution for the Custom Menu Builder functionality within WordPress Admin screens?

Following a suggestion from @Ryan McCue about making timestamps in post revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed…

Sorry for the flurry of posts but there’s an important discussion going on in re-opened Trac ticket #20839. The current discussion is focusing on: Should the “Visit pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new…

I managed to drop into the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. IRC meeting yesterday and was told that the our recent feedback on the new concepts for post revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update.…

As per last week, we had a very lively and interesting meeting with the main focus being Custom Menus (again) and the use of hidden skip links. Thanks to all who took part — especially a couple of UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface – the layout of the page the user interacts…

Per the most recent conversations about the accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)-ready tag…

This is a useful link that returns all the accessibility-related trac tickets. Existing TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. Tickets (Bugs) that aren’t Fixed. 12825 – Text resizing in Firefox – Raised 3 years ago(!) this one talks about the fact that WP admin…