Accessible Fluid Typography in the Block Editor: Stefano Minoia
Details
In 2022, with Gutenberg 13.8 and WordPress 6.1, the block editor added support for fluid typography. In responsive design, fluid typography is an alternative to traditional media queries to scale the text with the screen size: when using media queries, the font size changes at specific breakpoints; when using fluid typography, text size can grow smoothly, making it more suitable at all viewports and on all devices.
While fluid typography has been around for a few years now, one of the main concerns about its adoption is accessibility. For people with low vision, it's essential to resize the text. Still, if made carelessly, fluid typography can make it very hard (if not impossible) to increase the font size enough to meet Success Criterion 1.4.4 from Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
The same Success Criterion, and some math, can guide us in understanding how to check if the type of system we're creating for our project is accessible, even before building and testing a website. During the talk, Stefano will explore what fluid typography is and how it works, how to make it accessible, and how to use it in the block editor in an accessible way.
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Event Details:
This meetup will be held at U.S. 8 AM Pacific, which is 10 AM U.S. Central, 4 PM in the UK, and 8:30 PM IST.
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Accessibility & Accommodations:
This meetup will be held virtually over Zoom and live captioned. Slide links will be provided when applicable, and presenters are encouraged to make slides as accessible as possible with alternative text for images, etc.
We're working to secure sponsors so that we can offer ASL interpretation.
All are welcome to attend. If you need specific accommodations to make this meetup work for you, please contact an organizer, and we will try our best to accommodate you.
Code of Conduct:
Please note that this group is a welcoming space for all, and all members must follow the WordPress Online Code of Conduct.
By RSVPing to this meetup, you agree to abide by these guidelines. If you have concerns that the Online Code of Conduct is not being followed, please contact an organizer.
