The Make WordPress Accessible team is in need of two Team Reps to assume this role. With @alexstine stepping away in June and @joesimpsonjr at the end of August after almost three years in this role, we are making a Call for Accessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) Team Reps.
What is a Team Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.?
Ideally, all Make WordPress teams should have two representatives which allows them to share responsibilities, divide tasks, and cover each other when needed.
Team Reps work with other teams across the project, share key updates across all contributor teams, and generally help to support the team as a whole.
- Team Rep is an organizational role that is mostly administrative in nature; it is not a Lead role.
- Letting go of the Team Rep title is not a loss of status, just a handing off of responsibilities.
- Someone who is a leader in a team can lead whether they are doing the team rep job or not.
What to Expect in the Role?
Expectations vary from team to team, but here are some of what to expect:
- Prepare meeting agenda by requesting updates from Accessibility working groups;
- Conduct the team’s bi-weekly meetings on the Make Accessibility Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel; and
- Document meeting notes and share updates with other teams as necessary
This would be a great opportunity to move the Meeting time to accommodate other time zones around the world, continue increasing participation and incorporate new voices.
Additional information, including orientation topics including the title, responsibilities, team site, current team reps, and your official role can be found on the Team Updates – https://make.wordpress.org/updates/team-reps/ page.
What are our Next Steps?
Are YOU interested in contributing? Just provide a name in the comments section of this post and plan on joining us at our Friday, August 2, 2024 Meeting at 16:00 UTC.
If you would like to be considered for the role or know someone who would be a great fit, you have the opportunity to nominate yourself or others by adding a comment to this post. Remember that, if someone nominates you, but you don’t feel like accepting, you should feel more than free to say no: your nomination be considered only if you explicitly agree.
