These are the weekly notes for the accessibility team meeting that happens on Fridays. You can read the full transcript on our Slack channel and find the meeting’s agenda here.
Discussion on the accessibility status of the Gutenberg sidebar
Discussion continued from last week on the topic of the accessibility status of the Gutenberg block inspector (sidebar).
The team had a very productive discussion that addressed the longstanding accessibility issues, recent improvements, and suggestions for solutions.
The team agreed to work together on a proposal that described the problem, suggests needed structural changes, and provides visual concepts.
Once 5.4 Beta is out, @joedolson, @afercia, and @nrqsnchz will collaborate to create the proposal.
Status update on 5.4 tickets
@audrasjb shared the status of the accessibility tickets in the 5.4 milestone in Trac. At the time of writing, there are 36 in the milestone, of which
- 5 are closed as fixed
- 4 are open and tagged for commit
Because Beta 1 is planned for February 11, the next a11y bug scrub (February 10, 2020, 17:00 UTC) will most likely focus on punting tickets for future release.
There are still a few tickets that could be worked on and still make it in. Help on moving these forward is much appreciated.