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title: "#226 – Jessica Lyschik on Why Accessibility in WordPress Themes Is Easier Than You Think"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/226-jessica-lyschik-on-why-accessibility-in-wordpress-themes-is-easier-than-you-think-d1xdrjorn
source_url: https://wptavern.com/podcast/226-jessica-lyschik-on-why-accessibility-in-wordpress-themes-is-easier-than-you-think
type: article
source: "WP Tavern"
published: 2026-07-22T13:05:33.664Z
updated: 2026-07-22T13:05:54.497Z
tags: ["html", "wordpress", "accessibility"]
reading_time: 42
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# #226 – Jessica Lyschik on Why Accessibility in WordPress Themes Is Easier Than You Think

**[WP Tavern](https://daily.dev/sources/wptavern)** · 42 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

WordPress developer and accessibility advocate Jessica Lyschik discusses how achieving the 'accessibility-ready' tag for WordPress themes is more approachable than most developers assume. She covers practical quick wins like using correct HTML semantic tags, adding alt text to images, and configuring skip-to-content links. Block themes are highlighted as significantly easier for accessibility since WordPress Core handles many requirements automatically. The conversation also touches on the 18 accessibility-ready requirements in the wordpress.org theme repository, the need for better documentation, and an interesting angle on how AI agents — like screen readers — depend on properly structured HTML to navigate and interact with websites. Jessica advocates for building accessibility in from the start rather than retrofitting it later.

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