Title: The WordPress project now has…
Author: Rian Rietveld
Published: April 5, 2018

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rianrietveld/) [Rian Rietveld](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rianrietveld/)
1:15 pm _on_ April 5, 2018      

# The WordPress project now has…

The WordPress project now has an official accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility(
commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services,
or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures
both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility
with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) statement:
 [wordpress.org/about/accessibility/](https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/)

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 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb86747d2a89ed92c485b40cf34083660311a8da46098cd2a85da2e55ff100b9?
    s=32&d=mm&r=g)
 2.  [hearvox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hearvox/)  1:21 pm _on_ April 5, 2018
 3. Hey, Rian, congrats on the a11y statement, but link is a 404 b/c of a trailing “
    http://”:
     …/about/accessibility/http://
 4. Correct URL:
     [https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/](https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/)
 5.  * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b7dbc76934c3ca484e3b4caa7e9784918451a304fbc19bcd8ae77739cf414ec1?
       s=32&d=mm&r=g)
     *  [Rian Rietveld](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rianrietveld/)  1:30 pm _on_
       April 5, 2018
     * Thanks for noticing [@hearvox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hearvox/), it’s
       fixed now:-)

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