[theme-reviewers] Accessibility Auditing of themes progress

[Joe Dolson]

That's a good point - bonus for consistency!

-Joe

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:
> 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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