The AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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) Team shares their expertise to improve the accessibility of WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and resources.
Ask general questions during the Team Office Hours every Wednesday at 14:00 UTC in the accessibility channel in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
On your personal WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ profile, badges are added based on your contributions to the WordPress project. Learn more about Profile Badges.
A contributor to the Make Accessible Team can be recognized for their contribution/contributions to the AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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) Contributor Badge. Contributions can include:
Facilitating a bug-scrub session;
Commit, Comment on, or report accessibility issues to the WordPress open-source project on GitHub or on Trac;
Assist the Make Accessible Team with the Weekly Meeting with administrative work such as posting an agenda or writing a follow-up for the meeting;
Update, suggest an edit, or draft a new documents in the Accessibility Team Handbook;
Contribute to the accessibility of the WordPress.org network of sites, including OpenVerse, Learn.wordpress.org, wordpress.tv, or any of the other sites.
If you believe you’ve earned the Contributor profile badge, post a request in the #accessibility SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel and somebody will follow up.
To receive a Team Profile Badge with the Make WordPress Accessible Team, you must actively contribute regularly or take a leadership role in the team.
This includes:
Participating in, contributing to, or moderating weekly team bugs scrubs;
Regularly commit, comment on, and report accessibility issues to the WordPress open-source project on GitHub or on Trac;
Actively serve as Make WordPress Accessible Team Representative;
Attend and participate in Make WordPress Accessible Team meetings (currently bi-weekly);
Lead the Accessibility Table at a Contributor DayContributor DayContributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. at a WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more.
Profile Badges for this team are awarded manually for both Contributor or Teams. If you believe you’ve earned a Profile Badge, post a message in the #accessibility Slack channel and somebody will follow up.