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Working group status: active since February 2024
The accessible image model working group was created improve the accessibility of images in Wagtail.
Join us on Slack: #a11y-image-model-working-group
Charter
We meet as-needed to discuss progress and next steps. In-between meetings, we collaborate via Slack in the #a11y-image-model-working-group channel.
Membership is open to all. Are you interested in lending us your expertise? Come say hi on Slack!
Goals
Specifically, the working group has the following goals:
- To make it easier for site implementers to create accessible sites, by making contextual alt text a first class feature in Wagtail
- RFC 51: Contextual alt text embodies our plan to make this happen
- Document accessibility best practices surrounding images to help site implementers build accessible sites
- To improve the accessibility of the Wagtail admin interface, in particular the image chooser
Members
The working group consists of the following members:
- Storm Heg (@Stormheg)
- Scott Cranfill (@Scotchester)
- Saptak Sengupta (@SaptakS)
- Matt Westcott (@gasman)
- Thibaud Colas (@thibaudcolas)
Meeting notes
TODO: add link to notes
History
- 2024/02 – working group founded