Accessibility team meeting notes

Django Internals Accessibility
15

2024-06-25

Attendees: Eli, Marijke, Sarah, Thibaud, Tom, Saptak

New team stickers :rainbow:

Actions

  • Sarah Create blog post for accessibility team members
    • Thibaud Review blog post draft
  • Marijke Share media kit with Sarah
  • Sarah Start a private channel on the web-a11y Slack to discuss specific problems with the Django admin
  • Sarah Report DDT Accessibility on the repository
  • Tom Create ticket for search landmark improvements on changelists
  • Thibaud Finish reviewing breadcrumbs changes
  • Thibaud Follow up with Open Source Design about the website
  • Thibaud Provide testable input date time demo for #15806 – release date field + last login
  • Thibaud Review position of “Add” button for filter_horizontal (group chooser) #16975
  • Thibaud Review progress with summary element for collapsible fieldsets #17910
  • Thibaud Next draft of accessibility guidelines for contributors #17338
  • Thibaud Share available web features in time for Django 5.2
  • Thibaud Convert any remaining actions to project board drafts
  • :white_check_mark: Thibaud DjangoCon US Ask for or retrieve from last year – guidelines for speakers
  • Eli & Thibaud Review DjangoCon US speakers accessibility guidelines & DjangoCon checklists
  • Thibaud Ask if we can:
    • Reuse DjangoCon US guidelines for other events
    • Give a heads’up for speakers about the review process
  • Thibaud Ask Europe organizers WG for where to store documents for future organizers
  • Eli & Thibaud Ask Saptak for expertise with physical events
  • Eli & Thibaud DjangoCon US website audit
  • Marijke Share accessibility tips for contributors (already started in Discord)
  • Thibaud Ask contact about physical event accessibility guidelines (Thibaud’s or Marijke)

Actions review

  • Sarah Start a private channel on the web-a11y Slack to discuss specific problems with the Django admin
  • Sarah Report DDT Accessibility on the repository
  • :white_check_mark: Tom Check how best to test multiple widgets per line in demo site #16975
    • Created issue in GitHub
  • Tom Create ticket for search landmark improvements on changelists
  • Thibaud Finish reviewing breadcrumbs changes
  • Thibaud Follow up with Open Source Design about the website
  • Thibaud Provide testable input date time demo for #15806 – release date field + last login
  • Thibaud Review position of “Add” button for filter_horizontal (group chooser) #16975
  • Thibaud Review progress with summary element for collapsible fieldsets #17910
  • Thibaud Next draft of accessibility guidelines for contributors #17338
  • Thibaud Share available web features in time for Django 5.2
  • Thibaud Convert any remaining actions to project board drafts
  • Everyone Create post for new team members in Vigo
    • Everyone Share what they want to share on the post

Agenda

  • djangoproject.com blog post for accessibility team members
    • Eli: “sure”
    • Marijke: “I’m fine with either”
    • Saptak
  • DjangoCon (US) accessibility contributions
    • Eli & Saptak keen to work on this
    • Slides review ahead of time
      • Doesn’t require attending the conference
      • Guidelines: already in place?
      • Retrieve & review last year’s guidelines for speakers
    • Website accessibility
    • Venue - physical accessibility
      • Requires specific expertise
      • Contact someone with the personal experience
    • Future events:
      • DjangoCon US, Django Day Copenhagen, DjangoCon Europe, DjangoCon Africa, Django Social, meetups
      • Marijke might volunteer with Django Day Copenhagen
  • Djangonaut Space
    • YES
    • Availability in conversation spaces
    • Accessibility team presentation?
  • Django website design
  • RTL for Django
  • A11y slack django channel thing
    • web-a11y Slack users with feedback about the Django admin
    • Sarah’s action :slightly_smiling_face: