[theme-reviewers] Accessibility Auditing of themes progress

[Kirk Wight]

I like it, since we already have "translation-ready".


On 7 November 2012 18:55, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's a little longish (*grin*), but I cannot think of anything that would
> convey the same ideals.
>
> Cais.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Joe Dolson <design at joedolson.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, all -
>>
>> We've had some helpful feedback on the theme audit criteria for using
>> an accessibility-ready tag; it's time to work on moving to the next
>> stage.
>>
>> I'm proposing that the tag value should be 'accessibility-ready', as
>> that, in my mind, best conveys the honest truth about a theme: that it
>> can do everything in its power to be accessible, but cannot guarantee
>> an accessible web site.
>>
>> Can we reach an agreement on this, so we can move forward on the next
>> steps?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Joe
>>
>> =======
>> Review: Chip's steps to implementation:
>> 1) Clearly defined requirements, ideally listed somewhere in the Codex
>> 2) Updated Tag Filter
>> 3) Identify accessibility guidelines that can be evaluated
>> programmatically via Theme-Check where possible
>> 4) Identify accessibility guidelines that can be incorporated into the
>> Theme Unit Test Data where possible
>> 5) Identify accessibility guidelines that can only be verified by a live
>> person
>> 6) Set up Theme-Trac workflow to shunt Themes using the Accessibility
>> tags into a separate queue
>> 7) Volunteers to review Themes in the Accessibility queue in Theme-Trac
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:59 AM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>
>> wrote:
>> > on 24/10/2012 00:54 Kirk Wight said the following:
>> >
>> >> Can you post an example/download of a theme that would meet all of
>> these
>> >> requirements, if you know of one? I have a hard time imagining how
>> various
>> >> sections would be implemented (Link Text, Keyboard Navigation and Skip
>> >> Links are my first questions marks). Seeing actual code would really
>> help
>> >> imagining the work that would be involved in reviewing a theme of this
>> >> nature.
>> >
>> >
>> > Have a look at <http://blackwidows.co.uk/clients/wp/>
>> >
>> > That's the ZenLite theme using the standard theme unit test data.
>> >
>> > Or <http://edemo.quirm.net/> which is actually a demo/testing install
>> for
>> > the eShop plugin.
>> >
>> > If you want to pull a theme apart locally,
>> > <http://quirm.net/themes/billposter/> is an interesting one as the
>> unique
>> > part of the read more link is moved offscreen in graphical browsers to
>> > reduce screen clutter.
>> >
>> > Then of course there's <http://quirm.net/>. I'm not absolutely
>> guaranteeing
>> > that all of my themes meet all of the guidelines but I am saying they
>> darn
>> > well should do. So if you notice a problem, do let me know. :-)
>> >
>> > What I think we do need to get across is that accessible themes don't
>> have
>> > to be boring. They can still be graphically rich and aesthetically
>> pleasing.
>> >
>> >
>> > Mel
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