Today's WordPress Meetup running

At the WordPress meetup in Rome today we talked about the new features coming in the next release 7.0 #WordPress

You might not need role="presentation" Steve Frenzel shares some sage advice on correctly using this role and value combination by showing questionable examples, followed by some better approaches. Spoiler: the better ones are the simple…

You might not need role="presentation".

Steve Frenzel shows how overusing ARIA can hurt more than help. Native HTML often wins.

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#DigitalAccessibility #A11y #WebStandards #ARIA #InclusiveDesign #FrontEnd

The Current State of Digital Accessibility Research and AI: What 137 Papers Tell Us After reviewing 137 (109 directly referencing AI) peer-reviewed accessibility research papers published between 2021 and 2025 — from the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS...

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#Accessibility #A11y #AI

Why was the we developer afraid of accordions? Because the devil is in the <details> (with a cartoon of the devil with a pitchfork popping out from an HTML accordion/details)

New cartoon: Why was the web developer afraid of accordions?
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#css #html #cartoon #joke

About me
- Web Accessibility specialist with 20+ years of experience in development and inclusive design.
- WordPress Core committer with long-term contributions.
- Specialized in scaling a11y within teams, mentoring engineers, and promoting a11y culture within international organisations.

What I’m looking for:
I’m looking for Accessibility and User experience Lead roles.
I’m open to roles in the Rome (Italy) area and remote roles around the world.

After more than ten years contributing to WordPress core and spreading accessibility knowledge within Yoast, I’m starting to look for new opportunities with more responsibilities and leadership. If you hear of any roles that might be a good fit or want to catch up, send me a message 👋

Accessible notifications and messages How to ensure updates and messages are communicated in an inclusive way.

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From the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 — Success Criterion 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) (Level AAA) Sign language interpretation is provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media. Understanding Sign Language (Prerecorded) How to Meet Sign Language (Prerecorded)

My roman empire is that the Sign Language success criterion for WCAG is level AAA. Effectively implying it’s non-essential, not scalable, too hard to achieve. Signed languages are many deaf folks’ first language and non-signed languages are taught heavily through hearing. #wcag #a11y #accessibility

WP Accessibility Day Is Crowdfunding a Booth at WordCamp Europe to Close the EAA Knowledge Gap The nonprofit behind the annual 24-hour accessibility conference is asking the WordPress community to help fund a major presence at WordCamp Europe 2026 in Kraków.

Great article on @therepository.email about @wpaccessibility.day's crowdfunding campaign to have an accessibility booth @wceurope.bsky.social. Want to support accessibility education at WordCamp? Donate today!
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The checkout page is NOT the place to get creative with your UI/UX.

Don't build a Frankenstein checkout that confuses buyers right at the finish line. Make it familiar, get out of their way, and make it easy to pay. 💸

#UXDesign #eCommerceTips #ConversionOptimization #WooCommerce #Shopify