Weekly A11y Tools meeting notes - 25/06/25
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<h2>Meeting notes</h2>
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<h3>Overview</h3>
<p>The meeting focused on accessibility improvements for Drupal CMS. Boris introduced himself and discussed his interest in accessibility work. The team reviewed the hotkeys API draft, emphasising the need for a consistent, non-overriding method for defining hotkeys across modules.<br>
They also discussed the proximity navigation issue, particularly the alignment of submenu items in the footer region, and suggested aligning them to the bottom for better usability. The importance of not conflicting with user-defined hotkeys and adhering to WCAG guidelines was highlighted. Action items included finalising the hotkeys API draft and exploring alternative navigation solutions.</p>
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<h3>Action items</h3>
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<li>Investigate how Gutenberg handles keyboard accessibility and see if any learnings could be applied to Drupal.</li>
<li> Finalise the proposal for the hotkeys API and create an issue in Drupal core.</li>
<li>Review the approach for the required attribute on file input fields and get feedback from the group.</li>
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<p>Links:<br>
hotkeys API<br>
<span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-1"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3532392" title="Status: Active">#3532392: Add an API for hotkeys to Drupal core</a></span><br>
Doc containing issue details can be found at:<br>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omTizLL6VyfJnn0lH0reqiz8ovPEqPxnRs9mZhd2z5Q/edit?tab=t.0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omTizLL6VyfJnn0lH0reqiz8ovPEqPxnRs9mZhd2z5Q/edit?tab=t.0</a><br>
<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/character-key-shortcuts.html">https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/character-key-shortcuts.html</a></p>
<p>Proximity navigation issue<br>
<span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-13"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3531948" title="Status: Needs work">#3531948: Top-level menu items in the footer region are too far away from their submenu items</a></span></p>
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