This week, the team covered a range of topics, mostly giving each other updates on ongoing projects. Chat archive in Slack.
We talked about the accessible theme pattern library, which is ongoing. I’m leading this effort, and hope to hit 10 patterns before starting on a handbook for the accessibility team.
@rianrietveld gave an update on our weekly testing sessions, which happen every Monday. She says:
Last week we tested:
- #31143 – Login error handling accessibility improvements
- #31326 – Edit comment screen: misplaced-missing labels
This week we retest the update/install plugins after the introduction of wp.a11y.speak().
@afercia updated us on wp.a11y.speak, which is a tool for developers to dispatch feedback messages text strings to an `aria-live` region within the WordPress Admin area. This makes it easier for users with assistive technology to know what’s happening on the screen.
We also talked about the upcoming enhancement deadline, and what we might need to retest and coordinate with the Core team. @afercia attended the Core meeting that day to help coordinate the efforts.
We also agreed as a team to rotate a team representative to attend the Core development meetings. @afercia has handled that recently, and we’ll get a schedule up on this site soon. To start, @rianrietveld will take April and I’ll take May.
See you next week everyone!