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From: Jacek Zadrożny
Date: Aug 10, 2013 6:59AM

W dniu 2013-08-08 18:27, Léonie Watson pisze:
> Gabriel McMorland wrote:
> "Have you found any accessibility issues with Wordpress yet?"
>
> Of course. I can't think of any platform that doesn't have at least one or
> two accessibility challenges.
>
> The only thing I've tried and failed to do is use the drag/drop
> functionality for arranging widgets on the page. I tend to code them
> straight into the templates instead though.
> JZ: Hi, You can enable accessible mode in screen options. Then You can arrange widgets using dropdown lists in edit window. Today i updated my Wordpress to version 3.6 and found, that I can arrange menu items too. In prior versions it was only drag'n'drop.
> Setting WordPress up and configuring it was all ok. A friend translated the
> creative designs for my blog into HTML/CSS templates, but I integrated them
> in to WordPress myself.
>
> I use the HTML editor rather than the WYSIWYG version, and the simple file
> uploader rather than the default one when writing posts. Updating WordPress
> and the plugins I use is pretty straight forward.
> JZ: I tested WYSIWYG editor in Wordpress with NVDA and it is accessible and usable. Try it.
> This is a very subjective thing though. I don't mind the odd missing label
> on form fields, or having to use some of the advanced features of Jaws/NVDA.
> All I can really say is that I use WordPress for what I need without any
> great difficulty.
> JZ: me too. And I se big progress in Wordpress accessibility.
Bye
Jacek