Decorative Images… @aardrian.bsky.social wrote down a short manual about when an image is decorative and who actually cares. Includes a short alt decision tree. Warning: references poo. adrianroselli.com/2026/10/deco...

Decorative Images…

…aren’t a thing. Three hand-drawn lines curling together like an S or three skinny snakes trying to spoon. At least not as far as people are concerned. Yes, this is an absolutist take, but sometimes i...

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Seven quick accessibility wins for your WordPress website: wpaccessibility.org/docs/start/q...

Good read: Using plain language to bring people into accessibility, by Ronny Hendriks. Plain language in our audits, training and conversations makes it clearer what needs to change and why, while setting an example for the people we work with. cogainstitute.com/articles/com...

Using plain language to bring people into accessibility

How we explain accessibility helps others take part. Plain language in our audits, training and conversations makes it clearer what needs to change and why, while setting an example for the people we ...

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Color is important to create a beautiful web design. For the WP Accessibility Knowledge Base we wrote 3 topics about color in the section Design & user experience: The use of color, color contrast of text, and color contrast of non-text (like icons). wpaccessibility.org/docs/topics/...

WPAD is just 3 days away! If you've been meaning to register, this is a good moment to also consider a microsponsorship — $150, or $225 with a t-shirt. Every microsponsor helps cover what it takes to put this event on. #WPAD2026 wpaccessibility.day/2026/register/

Register to Attend - WordPress Accessibility Day 2026

It's free, and all sessions will be held virtually via Zoom, so you can attend from anywhere. Sessions will have CART captions and sign language interpretation.

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WP A11y docs update September 2026 With: new and updated documentation, migration of the Accessibility Team Handbook, our plans for October and the roadmap of the WP A11y Docs project. make.wordpress.org/accessibilit...

WP A11y docs update September 2026

With: new and updated documentation, migration of the Accessibility Team Handbook, our plans for October and the roadmap of the WP A11y Docs project.

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Happening today: Live Accessibility Testing. Online workshop with Manuel Matuzovic @matuzo.at smashingconf.com/online-works...

Live Accessibility Testing — Online Workshops

In this one-hour session, Manuel Matuzović will test the websites you provide for accessibility issues and show you quick first steps you can take to identify and assess them. You will learn how to us...

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Images, video, and all the links: noti.st/hdv/2cNacB/h... (captioned video should show up soon)

How we want to make WCAG 3 better by Hidde de Vries

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Happy Web Accessibility Directive anniversary! Today, IAAP runs a virtual event, focusing on end users, reporting, European standards and more! At 10:15 CET I'll moderate a session with regulators, to find out lessons learned. www.accessibilityassociation.org/wad-2026

26 hours to go! The fourteenth edition of @inclusivedesign24 #id24 is almost here. Free, online, no registration, no product pitches. Just show up (on time or not). Countdown timer is on the schedule: inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

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How to Make Your Videos Accessible: A Guide to Inclusive Content Creation - AFixt

In today’s digital landscape, video content is everywhere. From marketing campaigns to educational materials, videos have become a dominant way to communicate ideas, tell stories, and engage with audiences....

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Inclusive Design 24 is this week! 24 hours of free, live-streamed talks about inclusion and accessibility. You can check out this year's schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/ #id24 #a11y #accessibility #InclusiveDesign

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

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Only 3 weeks until WP Accessibility Day 2026 The countdown is officially on! Stay in the loop with event news, speaker updates, and more. Join our email list: wpaccessibility.day/2026/join-ou... #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #Accessibility #OpenSource

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Weekly Reading List Digital accessibility news from the last week. reading-lists.kc.vispero.com/2026/09/14/w... You can get a weekly link to this direct to your email inbox if you want, see top of this issue. #accessibility #a11y #design #development #news

Join Simon Miner at WPAD 2026 for AI, Accessibility, and WordPress: Deciding What to Trust, Test, and Do Yourself wpaccessibility.day/2026/session... #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #Accessibility #OpenSource

WP Accessibility Day 2026 Speaker: Simon Miner

Topic: AI, Accessibility, and WordPress: Deciding What to Trust, Test, and Do Yourself

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Who owns accessibility after a WordPress site launches? Sanna Kramsi has answers at WP Accessibility Day 2026. Watch the preview: www.youtube.com/shorts/nMU5W... #WPAD2026 #WPA11yDay #WordPress

Sanna Kramsi speaks at #WPAD2026

Join Sanna Kramsi at WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 for a session on keeping WordPress websites accessible after launch by defining clear responsibilities across teams and organizations. Speaker:…

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Our schedule for this year's edition is available for reading ahead of the event! Why not check out and see if any talks are of interest to you? #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

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In the Accessibility Craft Podcast: All About the WordPress Accessibility Lab canonical plugin, with Joe Dolson and Anne McCarthy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFec...

All About Accessibility Lab with Joe and Anne | Save the World Brewing TX Cerveza

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What if we chose accessibility over beauty? My Story with Epilepsy. Virginia shares her personal story with epilepsy and invites us to rethink how we approach design—and whose needs we prioritize. wpaccessibility.day/2026/session... #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #Accessibility #OpenSource

What if We Choose Accessibility Over Beauty? My Story with Epilepsy. - WordPress Accessibility Day 2026

Do people really know what it means to live with epilepsy? Or do they think it’s just about seizures and loss of consciousness? Virginia Ciambriello has been asking herself this question since 2008,…

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WP A11y docs update August 2026. With: new and updated documentation, an explanation of the accessibility-ready program, a complete sitemap for users, and our plans for September. make.wordpress.org/accessibilit... #a11y #wpa11y #wp-a11y-docs

WP A11y docs update August 2026

With: New and updated documentation, an explanation of the accessibility-ready program, a complete sitemap for users, and our plans for September. Featuring topic: Disappearing toast notifications …

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Weekly Reading List Digital accessibility news from the last week. reading-lists.kc.vispero.com/2026/08/24/w... You can get a weekly link to this direct to your email inbox if you want, see top of this issue. #accessibility #a11y #design #development #news

🎺 Woohoo, EN 301 549 (version 4.1.0) was “adopted” and is now being prepared for publication (as 4.1.1)*. There's lots of changes, the most significant for web teams: references to WCAG are now to WCAG 2.2. * portal.etsi.org/eWPM/index.h...

Automattic's Anne McCarthy has released a prototype accessibility plugin with buy-in from the WordPress Accessibility Team, and a hard line against treating it as a substitute for accessibility in WordPress core. 🔗

New Accessibility Lab Plugin Prototype Lays Groundwork for Accessibility Team’s First Canonical Plugin

Automattic’s Anne McCarthy has released a prototype accessibility plugin with buy-in from the WordPress Accessibility Team, and a hard line against treating it as a substitute for accessibility in…

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The WP Accessibility Day speaker lineup is taking shape. Here are three speakers we’re excited to introduce. We’ll reveal more in the coming days, so check back for the next announcement. Or join our email list: wpaccessibility.day/2026/join-ou... #WPA11yDay #OpenSource #WordPress

New content! Patterns to avoid: Disappearing toast notifications. A what? A toast is a short message that appears on screen and disappears after a few seconds. Read or not. wpaccessibility.org/docs/topics/... #wp-a11y-docs

In the WP Accessibility Knowledge Base, we updated the page "Alternative text for images in the content". In WordPress 7.1 the new option to mark an image as decorative is now available. Read why this can be useful in: wpaccessibility.org/docs/topics/...

These (still) aren't the SCs you're looking for. WCAG is supposed to give a objective way of saying whether or not sites are "accessible". And, of course, it is not perfect. Patrick may not have all the answers, but he'll have a good rant around the subject anyway. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIg...

We created a sitemap for the WP Accessibility Knowledge Base for users. Now you have a complete overview of the content of the dcoumentation in one page: wpaccessibility.org/sitemap/

Here is the 2026 edition of the HTML boilerplate I use for websites I build! Let me know if there's anything else I should consider including! matuzo.at/blog/2026/ht...

My HTML boilerplate in 2026 - Manuel Matuzovic

Every element I use for the basic structure of a HTML document, with explanations why.

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