Theme accessibility guidelines

Theme developers may request an optional accessibility review as part of the theme review process or later for an existing theme. Submitted themes (or theme updates) that pass a manual review are approved to use the accessibility-ready tag and show up in the theme directory as accessibility-ready.

This section outlines the requirements for the accessibility-ready tag with testing instructions for each requirement.

For additional information about the accessibility ready testing process, see:

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Skip to Content Link The requirements for a Skip to Content link on accessibility-ready themes.
Meaningful landmark roles and names Accessibility-ready themes requirements for meaningful landmark roles and names
Keyboard navigation support The requirements for keyboard navigation in accessibility-ready themes
Controls with accessible names, roles, and states Accessibility-ready theme requirements for accessible controls
Labelled form fields Accessibility-ready theme requirements for how to label form fields
Headings with meaningful structure Accessibility-ready theme requirements for how to use headings
Underlined links in text Accessibility-ready theme requirements for how to indicate links in text
No ambiguous link text Accessibility-ready theme requirements for ambiguous link text
Sufficient color contrast of text and UI controls Color contrast requirements in accessibility-ready themes
Alternative text on images and graphics Use of alternative text requirements for accessibility-ready themes
Accessible audio, video, and animations Support for audio, video, and animations in accessibility-ready themes
Support for reflow, resize, and text spacing changes Requirements for handling reflow, resize, and text spacing in accessibility-ready themes
No unexpected changes of context Requirements for changes of context in accessibility-ready themes
No links opening new windows or tabs without warning Requirements for opening new windows or tabs in accessibility-ready themes
Content on hover or focus is accessible How to handle content revealed on hover or focus in accessibility-ready themes
Accessibility statement Accessibility Statement requirements for Accessibility-ready themes
Must not recommend or require inaccessible plugins Accessibility-ready themes must not recommend or require inaccessible plugins.
Screen reader text supported How screen reader text must be supported on an accessibility-ready theme

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