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GeezerVison is showing en.wikipedia.org — Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility - Wikipedia

For the Manual of Style guideline, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility. For the defunct project on the general usability of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability. For the project on encyclopedic coverage of disabilities (including accessibility for them), see Wikipedia:WikiProject Disability.

Welcome to the Accessibility WikiProject!

This project aims to make Wikipedia accessible for users with disabilities. More specifically, accessibility means that disabled people can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with Wikipedia, and that they can contribute to Wikipedia. Accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging.

See also: What is accessibility?

Details about the WikiProject Accessibility

Scope

The primary focus is on improving the accessibility of articles. The secondary focus is on actively assisting editors with disabilities or other characteristics which may inhibit their ability to contribute to the encyclopedia.

Methodology

The approach to make Wikipedia accessible is based on the W3C's official WCAG 2.0 (a.k.a. ISO/IEC 40500:2012) and ATAG 2.0 guidelines. The guidelines provided by this accessibility project are merely an attempt to reword the WCAG 2.0 into a guideline hopefully easier to understand for editors who are not familiar with accessibility or web development.

Related WikiProjects

The related and complementary WikiProjects are

  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia spoken by AI voice
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing Captions (related to alt text)
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Disability
  • Wikipedia:Call a Wikipedian

Participants

There is a bot automatically generated list of active editors.

If you are interested in being part of this group, please add your name to the following list; it is ordered alphabetically.

  1. 47thPennVols (talk)
  2. A Highway Got Paved Over My Future, I Drive It Getting to School is dedicated to adding alt text to album covers.
  3. A Lambent Eye (Talk) is new to Wikipedia and eager to help.
  4. a11ygeorge (talk) would like to help update and expand information on international web accessibility laws
  5. Adrian M. H.
  6. AimeeMaree
  7. Akjar13
  8. Annettet
  9. AquitaneHungerForce (talk)
  10. Ashertheaxolotl I am a disabled Wikipedian with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and hyperacusis. I would like to contribute to making this site more accessible for people with disabilities!
  11. AtomsOrSystems (talk)
  12. Axciom (Talk)
  13. B2project
  14. Bauani
  15. BelovedFreak
  16. Blue Pumpkin Pie
  17. BlueboyLINY
  18. Bsherr (talk)
  19. ~ RobTalk
  20. Caleb Bond
  21. cannona
  22. Chao Garden
  23. ♫CheChe♫ talk
  24. Checkingfax
  25. Chlod (say hi!)
  26. User:CircleGirl
  27. CM2G0005
  28. Contrawwftw
  29. CrazyBuilder. This season, I am mostly adding captions to data tables to benefit screen reader users. I am also replacing inappropriate table markup with a description list (or whatever is more appropriate).
  30. DarkArcherPrince
  31. Diana LaRose
  32. Dodoïste (talk)
  33. Domeditrix (talk · contribs)
  34. doorautomatica talk
  35. DotilasoFa Mi Re Do! Di Ri Fi Si Li Te Le Se Me Ra! is an autistic Wikipedian who can help with color schemes and color-related issues.
  36. -- dsprc [talk]
  37. Eewilson – talk (tag or ping me!)
  38. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs)
  39. EulerianTrail (talk · contribs)
  40. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}}
  41. Flounder ceo
  42. Funandtrvl (talk · contribs)
  43. Geekdiva (talk) (Ironically, my disability will prevent me from being very active. Heh! But I appreciate everyone's hard work and will do what I can when I can.)
  44. GJR, a.k.a. oedipus (GJR's talk page | GJR's contributions)
  45. Gogerr (talk · contribs)
  46. Graham87
  47. Guy Macon (talk) I encourage everyone to download a screen reader, turn off your monitor, and experience Wikipedia as a blind person.
  48. Héron du fleuve (talk · contribs)
  49. HouseBlastertalk
  50. HueAskew (Talk)
  51. Rahul Pandey
  52. user:irtapil - My favourite parts of Wikipedia are the tables. These are what i find easiest to understand, due to my own combination of strengths and struggles, and i expect i am not alone in this. But i know tables can cause accessibility problems for some readers, so i'm keen to help optimise them. User_talk:irtapil
  53. Jack345110 - I have ADHD, Dyslexia and traits of autism so I find it hard to focus on something sometimes especially if I get bored of it.
  54. Jidanni
  55. User:John Carter
  56. Jomanila
  57. -- Daniel Jones (talk)
  58. Jonathan Bowen
  59. Juwan (talk)
  60. KaraLG84Talk Page
  61. l'aquatique[talk]
  62. -- Lil_℧niquℇ №1 | talk2me
  63. Macadamia14
  64. Matt Fitzpatrick (talk)
  65. matthewcock
  66. Max Viwe | Viwe The Max
  67. MeekMark (talk · contribs)
  68. Mgifford
  69. Mooeena
  70. Mr. Yondris Ferguson (Leave a Comment)
  71. MScharAAC (talk) 22:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)reply
  72. MxSch (talk) Autistic pedant keen on alt text and Disabled perspectives being central to any and all articles involving disabilities.
  73. Neranei (talk)
  74. Noxajatsocad talk
  75. Omorodion1
  76. user:orngjce223 how am I typing?
  77. OwenBlacker
  78. Patient Zerotalk
  79. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk)
  80. —PC-XT+
  81. User:Pedant
  82. -- penubag  (talk)
  83. Phorestry (talk) - I put {{lang}} tags to foreign language texts because it provides better accessibility and other benefits. I also have some experience transcribing online image posts into text, so I can help providing alt text to images that need them.
  84. Pierre Bon-Bon (talk)
  85. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett
  86. pjoef (talk • contribs)
  87. Pretended leer
  88. Purplewowies
  89. Quiddity
  90. RexxS (talk)
  91. Rosaece (talk)
  92. Shivaji Mitra (talk) - web accessibility consultant and DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester from Kolkata, India; happy to help with alt text, tables, colour contrast and articles on accessibility law and standards.
  93. Significa liberdade
  94. SFB
  95. small jars tc - Interested in refactoring table based layouts in templates for mobile and large-font-size responsivity, and maintaining language tags for screen readers. I've suffered mild dyslexia and a slow reading speed since my childhood, so I'm sympathetic to people suffering from accessibility issues on wp.
  96. Smartyllama
  97. SomeoneDreaming
  98. Spencergreenwood (talk)
  99. SunnySydeRamsay (talk) IT Accessibility technician/web content developer at a major American research university with certifications in document accessibility and professional experience in WCAG AA compliance, functional accessibility testing, and providing consultations to people new to IT accessibility.
  100. surueña
  101. Techdude3331
  102. the wub "?!"
  103. TheAwesomeHwyh
  104. Thisisnotatest (Thisisnotatest's talk page)
  105. tombabinszki
  106. Tom Cloyd (talk) - Interested in mental-health-related accessibility issues - certainly an orphan area. We haven't a lot of external guidance to draw upon. A problem.
  107. WikiMacaroons (talk) 12:32, 8 July 2020 (UTC)reply
  108. Winxrocker
  109. –xeno (talk)
  110. yutsi
  111. Zend2020 Accessibility for people living with Disabilities PLWD particularly visually impaired and blind people

You may place {{User WikiProject Accessibility}} on your user page to display the following userbox:

This user participates in WikiProject Accessibility.

This template will add your user page to:

  • Category:WikiProject Accessibility participants

Templates

Templates for pages with accessibility issues

Template Description
The accessibility of this Wikipedia page is in question. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.
{{Accessibility dispute}}, for use on articles where the accessibility is in question. See Category:Articles with accessibility problems.
Accessibility icon
This page or section uses color as the only way to convey important information. To meet Wikipedia's web accessibility guidelines, please help improve this page or section so it is easier to read by disabled people by adding an additional means for these readers to access the relevant information. See the guides to editing for accessibility at contrast and colors.
{{Cleanup colors}}, for use on articles or sections that use colour as the only way of conveying important information. See Category:Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems.
This article may overuse or misuse colour, making it hard to understand for colour-blind users. Please remove or fix instances of distracting or hard-to-read colours or remove coloured links that may impede users' ability to distinguish links from regular text, or links coloured for purely aesthetic reasons. Colouring also may not appear correctly in dark mode. See the guides to editing for accessibility of contrast and colour.
{{Overcolored}}, for use on articles or sections that overuse colour as a way of conveying important information. See Category:Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems.
[no visible template] {{Alternative text missing}}, for articles with images without alt text, if adding it would improve accessibility.

Templates for pages about accessibility

Template Description
WikiProject iconAccessibility
WikiProject iconThis article is within the scope of WikiProject Accessibility, a group of editors promoting better access for disabled or otherwise disadvantaged users. For more information, such as what you can do to help, see the main project page.AccessibilityWikipedia:WikiProject AccessibilityTemplate:WikiProject AccessibilityAccessibility
{{WikiProject Accessibility}}, for use on article talk pages for articles within the project. See Category:WikiProject Accessibility articles.
This user participates in WikiProject Accessibility.
{{User WikiProject Accessibility}}, userbox for members of the accessibility project. See Category:WikiProject Accessibility participants.
Accessibility barnstar The Accessibility Barnstar
Message here
{{subst:Accessibility Barnstar|message ~~~~}}, used to recognize contributions to the project or improvements to accessibility on Wikipedia.

Userboxes

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.
Userboxes about disabilities
Disability Userboxes Wikipedians
Autism spectrum disorder See Category:Autism userboxes Links
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder {{User ADD2}} Links
{{User ADHD}} Links
{{User ADD}} Links
{{User ADHD2}} Links
Bipolar disorder {{User bipolar}} Links
{{User bipolar2}} Links
Blindness {{User blind}} Links
Borderline personality disorder {{User borderline}} Links
Cataplexy {{User cataplexy}} Links
Color blindness {{User Colourblind}} Links
Dyslexia {{User dyslexic}} Links
{{User Lysdexic}} Links
Developmental coordination disorder {{User dyspraxic}} Links
{{User Developmental Dyspraxia}} Links
Dissociative identity disorder {{User Multiplepersondis}} Links
{{User did}} Links
Dysthymia {{User dysthymia}} Links
Hearing loss {{User Deaf}} Links
Narcolepsy {{User narcolepsy}} Links
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified {{User PDD-NOS}} Links
Psychosis / Schizophrenia {{User psychosis}} Links
{{User Schizoid}} Links
{{User SAD}} Links
{{User SZA}} Links
{{User SZD}} Links
{{User schizophrenia}} Links
{{User schizotypal}} Links

See also

  • Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility
  • Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts
  • MediaWiki accessibility bug list
  • Category:Wikipedia accessibility and Category:WikiProject Accessibility (almost a duplicate: their organization needs to be improved)
  • meta:Accessibility
  • mw:Accessibility
  • mw:Accessibility guide for developers

External watchlist

  • Wikiproject Watchlist – WikiProject Accessibility
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  • Active WikiProjects
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  • Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems
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