These is the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in #accessibility. You can read the full transcript here or see the full meeting schedule.
- WordCamp Europe held last week, and contributors were encouraged to join the Accessibility Team table during Contributor Day.
- The Accessibility Team shared updates on ongoing documentation improvements for May 2026.
- The call for volunteers for the WordPress 7.1 release is closed.
- Contributors were reminded that one week remained to apply as a speaker for WordPress Accessibility Day.
- A hotfix addressing the publish button placement issue was released.
- @rianrietveld shared an update that work on improving the Accessibility Team documentation continued.
- During WordCamp Europe Contributor Day, attendees reviewed the new documentation and provided valuable feedback to help refine and improve the content.
- @joedolson shared that most tickets milestoned for 7.1 already have patches, so the focus of bug scrubs over the coming weeks will be on reviewing those patches and confirming they still apply correctly.
- It was also mentioned that some bug scrubs may need to be rescheduled due to scheduling constraints. Any schedule changes will be communicated as far in advance as possible.
- @joedolson shared that the Gutenberg team is still primarily focused on polishing items that missed shipping in the 7.0 release.
Only four weeks remain to complete re-reviews of all current accessibility-ready themes. By June 30, all accessibility-ready themes are expected to be either:
- Approved,
- Actively in progress with participation from the theme author, or
- Delisted if they do not meet accessibility standards and there is no evidence of author engagement to address the identified issues.
NOTE: If you’d like to have a topic added to the agenda for our next meeting, please mention it in the comments on an upcoming agenda.