[wp-accessibility] Let's get started on improving WordPress accessibility

[Tynan Colin Beatty]

Aaron,
I took care of adding the id easily since I chose to override the entire
comment walker with my theme (as wp_list_comments already allows). Something
to consider instead of patching to include another filter. I think if the
goal is to make WordPress as a whole more accessible, the best choice would
be to just add in the id into the default comment walker class' generated
reply links.

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Aaron D. Campbell <aaron at xavisys.com> wrote:

>  The read more links can be easily adjusted by doing something like:
> the_content('Read the rest of <em>'.the_title('','',false).'</em>
> &raquo;');
>
> However, while the reply link text can be changed, you can't make it
> specific to the comment.  It seemed like a quick patch was in order, which I
> made and posted on trac (http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10569).
> Please give it a look, test it, and comment on trac.
>
> Tynan Colin Beatty wrote:
>
> Let's see, since I'm jumping in here completely unaware of previous
> reports, I'll get the ball rolling by bringing up one of the most glaring
> issues that I've encountered:
> Repetetive/non-descriptive link anchors need to be more descriptive and
> unique. This applies to comment 'reply' links, 'read more' links, etc. The
> current preferred technique is to place excess text into a span and then use
> css to make that span 1 pixel and place it outside of the viewable screen
> area as describe here:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20081211/C7
> I'm uncertain as to how this would affect the 'reply' situation, should
> WordPress Trac ticket #10550 ( http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10550) be resolved by changing the links to form inputs; but as it is now, this
> particular case should be resolved by adding comment id #s into the hidden
> spans, like <a>reply <span class="hide-me">to comment #</span></a> or
> similar.
> 'Read more' can be supplemented by titles. Any other repetetive / unclear
> anchors should also be similarly supplemented to comply with this guideline.
> Thoughts?
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Lynne Pope <lynne.pope at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> First off, I wish to thank "the powers that be" for responding to my
>> request for this mailing list.
>> I believe that by discussing and proposing changes to improve WordPress
>> accessibility those of us with expertise in this area can make a significant
>> difference.
>>
>> Let's see if we can gather together all reports of accessibility issues
>> and/or concerns, look at what needs to be done at the code level to correct
>> these, and get moving on bringing WordPress into ATAG and WCAG2.0
>> compliance.
>>
>> I'm excited to see this underway!
>>
>> Lynne
>>
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