Accessibility review of the Django Discord

[thibaudcolas]

Related: Accessibility review of code.djangoproject.com. #2055

Context

We want to make sure our chosen online platforms are accessible to members.

Audit requirements

Standards

• WCAG 2.2 AA
• Some AAA-level success criteria where relevant
• Some elements of ATAG 2.0 – for example reviewing whether it’s possible to create accessible content in Trac comments.

Scope

Picked 5 pages to cover a good breadth of the Trac UI and represent a common contributor journey

• Login
• Channel view
• Thread view

Reporting

• Format similar to djangoproject.com accessibility audit, with a single GitHub issue arranged in sections
• Accompanying video.
• ATAG report tool

Testing methodology

Automated tasks:

• Accessibility Insights

Manual tasks:

• Screenshot-taking & visual review for tab order
• Manual keyboard navigation testing
• Manual 400% zoom testing
• Desktop screen readers: VoiceOver macOS
• Speech recognition: Voice Control
• Windows contrast themes

Audit planning

• Validate requirements & decide on approach
• Confirm availability of relevant stakeholders / auditors
• Audit
• Report
• (Backlog curation)