Rian

We're in Basel for #WCEU! I'm wrapping up plans for Contributor Day tomorrow. Who will be joining us at the accessibility day table? I'd especially like to have a theme developer who is willing to let us test the updated accessibility-ready requirements on their theme.

Due to difficulties finding speakers and lower attendance, we're considering cancelling our Monday meetup or moving it to a different day/time. If you could please take this short 3-minute, anonymous survey, we would appreciate your input as we make this decision.…

Results survey “Which WP accessibility documentation do you need”. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

In case you missed it: Survey: Which WordPress accessibility documentation do you need? #a11y #WordPress

Level Level zoekt een Accessibility Consultant! Leuke club om voor te werken, met verstand van zaken en het hart op de juiste plek. level-level.com/nl/vacatures/a…

As you probably know, we will be working on the documentation in the WP Accessibility Team’s Handbook. For this we need your feedback. Please fill in the feedback request form so we know what you think is important to read. RT = 🙌🙌 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Start project “Accessibility documentation” on WordCamp Europe 2025. make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

My first experience at Contributor Day was amazing! I enjoyed working on testing an accessibility-ready theme as part of the Accessibility Team. I’m looking forward to continuing to contribute by testing themes with the WordPress Accessibility Team! #WCEU #WCEU25

WordPress needs documentation about accessibility, help and sponsor me work on it. TL;DR: help me work on up-to-date info for WordPress, about what is needed to deliver accessible work and how to properly test for accessibility. #a11y #WordPress #WCEU rianrietveld.com/2025/05/19/wp-…

In a Slack post, @photomatt proposed accessibility be a canonical plugin rather than just baked into core. Here's info about the proposal and why @joedolson, @RianRietveld, and I don't think that it's a good idea. Global Accessibility Awareness Day is happening this month and I…

Canonical Plugin Proposal for Accessibility Prompts Concerns from Contributors and Experts therepository.email/canonical-plug…

I've now blogged about what it was like to lose yet another day of my life to the stochastic harassment of a project I left five years ago. heatherburns.tech/2025/01/12/ano…

It's clear the #WordPress world needs a change. So I wrote a post about exactly that: Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era buff.ly/4grFfIA

This post got me blocked from the WordPress Twitter (nowadays called X) account. Love you all 🌷

I'll just drop this here. Matt Mullenweg responding to the a11y team reps not being able to log-in: "We should find some new team reps to replace them, do you have any suggestions?" make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

EAA will require compliance from lots of US businesses. Join me Friday to find out more!

WordCamp Whitley Bay was wonderful. I love small, one track, WordCamps, where you really have the time and opportunity to talk to people. And have fish and chips at the afterparty

Thanks Nathan! It was a pleasure to talk to you about the implications of the European Accessibility Act🙏 #a11y

#127 – Rian Rietveld on Understanding the European Accessibility Act and Its Impact on Websites wptavern.com/podcast/127-ri…

This just arrived! The Web Accessibility Cookbook by Manuel Matuzović. I had a quick read through it and I'm really impressed. This will be so useful! I'm looking forward to read it thoroughly next week.