Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: May 21, 2026 – DocsWP

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.

Accessibility documentation updates are currently in progress.
@Annelies Verhelst wrote an update of the page about accessibility legislation worldwide. The PR is under review.
Work is ongoing to improve cross-linking, consistency, and overall usability of accessibility resources.
Accessibility testing documentation is also being updated.
An inventory of accessibility information across WordPress.org and related sites is being prepared ahead of WordCamp Europe.

WordPress 7.0 has officially been released, and trunk is now re-opened for commits.
Work on WordPress 7.1 can now begin, though the release schedule is not finalized yet.
The upcoming bug scrubs will mainly focus on reviewing tickets currently assigned to the 7.1 milestone.
The team will also monitor and address any new issues that may need inclusion in the 7.0.1 release.

Several accessibility issues in Gutenberg, particularly around visual revisions, are still being worked on for WordPress 7.0.1 and 7.1.
Key features expected to receive accessibility testing for 7.1 include:
- Tabs block
- Real-time collaboration
- Client-side media editing
These features were originally planned for 7.0 but were moved to the 7.1 cycle late in the release process.
Some accessibility fixes have already been committed in Gutenberg, while others are still in progress and may be split between the 7.0.1 and 7.1 releases.

The Accessibility team re-tested accessibility-ready themes against the updated guidelines.
There are 108 accessibility-ready themes were under review.
Reports were planned to shared with theme authors to request any necessary accessibility updates and improvements.’

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