{"id":164,"date":"2016-05-12T21:18:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T16:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2017-07-17T09:16:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T04:16:53","slug":"free-wordpress-accessibility-support-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/free-wordpress-accessibility-support-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Free WordPress Accessibility Support Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress now has a separate support forum for your accessibility-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>[ecko_contrast]<b>Web accessibility<\/b> refers to the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users have equal access to information and functionality.[\/ecko_contrast]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>WordPress Accessibility (a11y) Forum<\/h3>\n<p>You will find a11y being used as an acronym for accessibility since there are 11 alphabets between `a` and `y` of the word `accessibility`. The purpose of the forum is to answer both end user &amp; developer questions related to WordPress &amp; accessibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[ecko_button color=&#8221;green&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/forum\/accessibility&#8221;] Browse WordPress Accessibility Forum[\/ecko_button]<\/p>\n<h3>WordPress Accessibility (a11y) Resources<\/h3>\n<p>I have collected a few\u00a0WordPress Accessibility (a11y)\u00a0related resources which you might want to read.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/handbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Accessibility Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Accessibility at Codex<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Accessibility&#8217;s Make channel for WP Developers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Morten wrote an interesting piece about <a href=\"https:\/\/mor10.com\/accessibility-ready-tag-required-wordpress-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The accessibility-ready Tag Should Be Required for All WordPress Themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WPBeginner wrote about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/plugins\/how-to-improve-accessibility-on-your-wordpress-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to Improve Accessibility on Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carrie Dils wrote an interesting series about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriedils.com\/intro-accessible-wordpress-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">An Intro to Accessible WordPress Themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A few <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/useful-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Useful Accessibility Tools<\/a>\u00a0at Make WP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/2016\/03\/21\/wordpress-goes-wcag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WordPress goes WCAG<\/a>:\u00a0All new or updated code released into WordPress core and bundled themes must conform with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines at level AA.<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Gooding from WPTavern wrote about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wptavern.com\/wordpress-themes-suck-at-accessibility-its-time-to-fix-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WordPress Themes Suck at Accessibility: It\u2019s Time to Fix It<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress now has a separate support forum for your accessibility-related questions. 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