Gary Jones

Robin Cornett

Rian Rietveld

<p>Genesis Accessible is a plugin for site owners who want accessibility-ready websites using the Genesis Framework, but who use child themes which don’t yet support the framework’s accessibility features.</p>
<h4>So what do you need?</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress: Well, First of all: have a recent version <a href="https://wordpress.org" rel="ugc">WordPress</a> installed: version 4.9 or higher. Also take a look at the <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/" rel="ugc">requirements for WordPress</a></li>
<li>Genesis Framework: The Genesis Accessible plugin is written for the Genesis framework version 2.8.1 or higher. This excellent framework is not free, but doesn’t cost much and is totally worth the money. You can buy and download it at <a href="https://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/" rel="nofollow ugc">studiopress.com</a>.</li>
<li>This plugin Genesis Accessible</li>
</ul>
<p>Look for <a href="https://genesis-accessible.org" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation on genesis-accessible.org</a></p>


Genesis Accessible

Genesis Accessible is a plugin for site owners who want accessibility-ready websites using the Genesis Framework, but who use child themes which don&# …

Nicolas Johnson

<p>This plugin offers you the possibility to show people accessibility configurations in your menu. This means that everyone, including people with disabilities, will be able to configure the settings (contrast, font-size, coloration, …) that help them be able to use your website.</p>
<p>Here is a <a href="https://demo.wpinclusion.com/a11y-kit" rel="nofollow ugc">demo</a>.<br />
Follow the evolution of the plugin trough the <a href="https://github.com/multimedianj/a11y-kit" rel="nofollow ugc">Github repository</a>.</p>
<p>In order to make the plugin works, you need to create a menu first.<br />
In your menu, you simply need to add a CSS class in this way <strong>“wpak_DISABILITY_PROPERTY”</strong>.</p>
<p>Where to add the CSS class mentioned above ?<br />
– In the menu you’re in (Appearance > Menus > name_of_your_menu), you first click on an item you want to have the ability to change the state (accessibility menu item).<br />
– Then, you should have the field “CSS Classes (optional)”. Inside this field, you can add the class in this way : <strong>“wpak_DISABILITY_PROPERTY”</strong> (see examples from the pre-configured classes below).<br />
– If the field “CSS Classes (optional)” is not visible, you just have to look for the “Screen Options” button in the top-right corner of the page. Then, search for the checkbox “CSS Classes” which should be checked in order for the field to be visible. Finally, return to the field and add your class.</p>
<h3>List of the pre-configured classes</h3>
<h4>Coloration</h4>
<ul>
<li>“wpak_color_normal” (normal state)</li>
<li>“wpak_color_dark” (dark mode)</li>
<li>“wpak_color_monochrome” (shades of gray, monochrome)</li>
<li>“wpak_color_highcontrast” (high contrast)</li>
<li>“wpak_color_lowsaturation” (low saturation)</li>
<li>“wpak_color_highsaturation” (high saturation)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Font size</h4>
<ul>
<li>“wpak_font_normal” (normal state)</li>
<li>“wpak_font_large” (large font-size, default: 30px)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Dyslexia</h4>
<ul>
<li>“wpak_dyslexia_normal” (normal state)</li>
<li>“wpak_dyslexia_comicsans” (Comic Sans font-family)</li>
<li>“wpak_dyslexia_arial” (Arial font-family)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Reset button</h4>
<ul>
<li>“wpakReset” (reset all the filters)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Add an icon instead of text</h3>
<p>You can use the field for the title to add HTML code. With HTML code, it is possible to add<br />
– An image: <code><img src="link_of_your_image.png" alt="name_of_property" /></code><br />
– An icon from FontAwesome or any library you want to include: <code><i class="fas fa-adjust"></i></code></p>
<h3>Suggested FontAwesome icons</h3>
<p>Here is a list of the suggested icons to use for each pre-configured accessibility settings.</p>
<ul>
<li>Coloration: <code><i class="fas fa-adjust" title="Change the coloration of the site"></i></code></li>
<li>Font-size: <code><i class="fas fa-font" title="Change the font-size of the site"></i></code></li>
<li>Font-family: <code><i class="fas fa-pencil-alt" title="Change the font-family of the site"></i></code></li>
<li>Letter-spacing: <code><i class="fas fa-text-width" title="Change the letter-spacing of the site"></i></code></li>
<li>Line-height: <code><i class="fas fa-text-height" title="Change the line-height of the site"></i></code></li>
<li>Reset button: <code><i class="fas fa-undo" title="Reset all the accessibility configurations"></i></code></li>
</ul>
<h4>EXTRA</h4>
<p>If you want to add a link to your accessibility statement page, we recommend using this icon that displays perfectly<br />
– <code><i class="fas fa-child" title="Go to the accessibility statement page"></i></code></p>
<h3>Import a pre-generated menu</h3>
<p>To import a pre-generated menu with already pre-configured accessibility settings, follow the instructions below.</p>
<ol>
<li>First, download the file <strong>menu-a11y.json</strong> on your computer, available in the folder <strong>SAMPLE</strong> of the plugin</li>
<li>Install the plugin **Export Import Menus”, available <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-import-menus" rel="ugc">here</a></li>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Appearance > Export/Import Menus</strong></li>
<li>Click on the tab <strong>Import Menus</strong></li>
<li>Click on <strong>Choose a file</strong> and import the <strong>menu-a11y.json</strong> file you just downloaded on your computer</li>
<li>On the <strong>Menu Name</strong> field, feel free to name your menu (ex.: A11y topbar menu)</li>
<li>Click on the <strong>Import Menus</strong> button</li>
<li>Validate in <strong>Appearance > Menus</strong> that your menu has been imported correctly</li>
</ol>
<h4>EXTRA</h4>
<p>If you want to use FontAwesome icons, install the plugin FontAwesome, available <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/font-awesome" rel="ugc">here</a></p>
<h3>Overwritte accessibility settings (styles)</h3>
<p>In the plugin directory, there’s a file <strong>SAMPLE/style-a11y.css</strong> that contains all the CSS variables used to style the different accessibility settings of the plugin. It is possible to overwritte those variables by adding this file to the root of your theme.</p>
<ol>
<li>You need to download the <strong>style-a11y.css</strong></li>
<li>You add the file to the root of your theme (or child-theme)</li>
<li>You add this code to your style.css <strong>@import “style-a11y.css”;</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>This plugin was created and is maintained by WP inclusion, a <a href="https://wpinclusion.com" rel="nofollow ugc">glossary of Web accessibility terminologies</a>.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<p>This plugin is multilingual ready.</p>


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