Blog post updated: hidde.blog/wcag-em-apps/ Should anyone require a quick overview of what's new in WCAG-EM 2, and why, this post has you covered.

WCAG-EM 2.0 lets you report on accessibility of more than just websites

There's a new version of WCAG-EM.

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Very pleased to see that AGWG, aka the W3C group that makes WCAG, decided to publish WCAG-EM 2, an update to the WCAG evaluation methodology that me, @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social and Jeroen worked on for the past year lists.w3.org/Archives/Pub...

The new docs about accessibility testing are now live. Please let me know what you think of it. With: Checklists against WCAG, automated accessibility testing, content, design and frontend checks, keyboard and screen reader testing, WP plugins for testing. wpaccessibility.org/docs/testing/

The 11th WebAIM Screen Reader Users Survey is open until 31 August: https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey11/ If you use a screen reader, it'll take about 10 minutes to contribute to the body of knowledge around screen readers, which ones are used, and how.

WP A11y Docs update June 2026 With: the feedback we received on the accessibility-ready requirements and the knowledge base during Contributor day at WordCamp Europe, as well as the work we did to process that feedback. make.wordpress.org/accessibilit...

WP A11y Docs update June 2026

With: the feedback we received on the accessibility-ready requirements and the knowledge base during Contributor day at WordCamp Europe, as well as the work we did to process that feedback.

make.wordpress.org

Limited scope testing of 15 largest web shops in The Netherlands, from start to finish, and IKEA surged to the lead over Apple from last year (though Apple regressed, too). EAA may be helping overall. “Onderzoek toegankelijkheid webwinkels 2026” (Dutch) level-level.com/onderzoek-to...

Onderzoek toegankelijkheid webwinkels 2026 - Level Level Accessibility

Een jaar na de European Accessibility Act onderzochten we de 300 grootste Nederlandse webwinkels. De technische scores stijgen, maar kunnen mensen met een beperking ook écht zelfstandig bestellen?

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New post on my personal blog about how we have marketed Accessibility Checker over the past five years, taking it from 0 to well over 10,000 active installs. amberhinds.com/2026/06/what... #WordPress #WordPressPlugins #founder

What does it take to market a WordPress plugin? - Amber Hinds

Reflecting on five years of marketing Accessibility Checker and how we got to (and beyond) 10,000 active installs.

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Unpaid plug of @matuzo.at's excellent book: accessibility-cookbook.com Highly recommended! #cssday

Web Accessibility Cookbook

The Web Accessibility Cookbook provides you with dozens of recipes to help you build common components on the web.

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Do you have questions about accessibility? Maybe you are curious to learn about and from others? Join us this Friday for a first accessibility Q&A with inclusive expert @erikkroes.bsky.social 💚 Mark your calendar! www.inklusivo.nl/blog/accessi...

inklusivo | Live accessibility Q&A

Ask anything about web accessibility

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Update of our work on the WP Accessibility Knowledge Base in May '26. With: the updated accessibility-ready requirements for themes, work in progress on the documentation and our plans for the contributor day at WordCamp Europe. make.wordpress.org/accessibilit...

WP A11y Docs update May 2026

With: the updated accessibility-ready requirements for themes, work in progress on the documentation and our plans for the contributor day at WordCamp Europe.

make.wordpress.org

Able Player, the accessible media player, can now be installed using npm. Sponsor this guy!

Joe Dolson@joedolson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New post: Able Player: 1 year later www.joedolson.com/2026/05/able...

In light of recent events: Don't put aria-label on generic elements like divs. #WebAccessibilityFails matuzo.at/blog/2026/ar...

Don't put aria-label on generic elements like divs - Manuel Matuzovic

I'm a frontend developer in Graz, specialized in HTML, accessibility, and CSS layout and architecture.

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Tomorrow is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. So far, 68 people are pledging 258.5 hours toward improving #accessibility in #WordPress. 🙌 This is our second year hosting a virtual contributor day, and we need you! 🫵 Learn more about how you can help at the link in the 🧵 #a11y #GAAD @wordpress.org

Thanks @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social ! Just in time for the NCDT.

Wie van jullie zie ik op het NCDT? (het Nationaal Congres Digitale Toegankelijkheid) Want uw Paul gaat daar dus een praatje houden. En je raadt nooit waar ik over ga praten... www.ncdt.nl/programma/pr...

#WPAD2026 Call for Speakers is open! Share your knowledge on WordPress and accessibility? Submissions close June 9, don’t wait! Learn more and apply: wpaccessibility.day/2026/share-y... #WPA11yDay #WordPress #a11y #accessibility

Happy Saturday new shirt arrived #Toegankelijkheid is #politiek #accessibility is #political

At the A11y Club Summit in Germany, Walter Ebert gave a BarCamp presentation with discussion after about the new accessibility-ready tag. Nice to see that in a Typo3 dominated country there was a lot of interest for building and using WordPress in an accessible way.

Article on @therepository.email about the updated Accessibility Ready requirements for #WordPress themes. www.therepository.email/wordpress-ac...

WordPress Accessibility Team Overhauls Theme Guidelines for the First Time in 14 Years

The WordPress Accessibility Team has overhauled its theme accessibility-ready guidelines for the first time since 2012. Theme authors have until June 30 to comply.

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After spending several weeks assessing what LLMs can and cannot do, I can confidently say that if your strategy right now is to replace human expertise entirely with AI, you're fucked. There are smart ways to use AI and there dumb ways.

"A developer who builds accessible interfaces is more skilled. Say this out loud. Repeat it often. A developer who creates accessible interfaces isn't doing extra work; they're doing the work the right way." newsletters.feedbinusercontent.com/3c2/3c2d0562... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Accessibility-ready requirements for #WordPress themes have been updated! This was a multi-year process with many people involved, and I'm thrilled to see the culmination finally live. Theme devs have until June 30th to update their themes to the new standards or remove the tag. #a11y #accessibility

WordCamp Europe 2026 includes 2 accessibility sessions on June 5 in Kraków. Jessica Lyschik covers practical steps for accessibility-ready themes, and Anne-Mieke Bovelett makes the case for accessibility as an SEO strategy. wp.me/pgyJ7n-24u #WCEU

Inclusive by Design – The Accessibility Sessions Coming to WCEU 2026

Two unmissable talks on inclusive themes and accessibility-driven SEO, from leading WP voices.

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This week's Top 3 Links from @mikemcalister.com & @patrickposner.com, @rianrietveld.bsky.social, Roan de Vries (Checkout Summit/Rodolfo Melogli)

WP A11y Docs update April 2026 New and updated documentation: about alternative text for images, headings and links, plus an intro to WCAG. Work in progress: docs about how to test for a11y, update info about the accessibility-ready tag in the Themes handbook. make.wordpress.org/accessibilit...

WP A11y Docs update April 2026

New and updated documentation: alternative text for images, headings, links plus an introduction to WCAG. Work in progress: docs about how to test for accessibility, update of the accessibility-rea…

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“For years, users have been trained on the buffet model: pay a monthly fee, consume wildly, and assume the robot is basically free. But AI is not free. It is a meter running in a basement full of expensive chips.” 1/3

[Reading tip] Accessibility fundamentals by Erik Kroes. An introduction to accessibility: the removal of barriers for people with disabilities. It answers questions like "Why is accessibility important? and "How can I remove barriers?" www.inklusivo.nl/accessibilit...

inklusivo | Accessibility fundamentals

Why and how you remove barriers for people with disabilities

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For the people who don't see the point in adding underlining to links in blocks of text, I wrote a new page in the WP Accessibility Knowledge Base. I hope this is helpful 🌷. wpaccessibility.org/docs/topics/...

For anyone who wasn't able to grab a copy of my book, I'm sorry. I didn't expect so much demand. You can buy it at any bookstore on- and offline! #smashingconf accessibility-cookbook.com

New and updated content in the WP accessibility knowledge base: Alternative text for images in the content; Alternative text for images, SVGs and icons in development; Image animation and accessibility. wpaccessibility.org#new-and-upda...