Thread by @joedevon

Monster accessibility #TwitterThread ahead!

I'd like to make sure the #a11y community does not miss this announcement by the React Native team. Would appreciate RTs & getting the word out.

https://twitter.com/reactnative/status/1368998975802544128

For #GAAD 2019, @Facebook took the #GAADPledge, committing to making #accessibility a core part of the @reactnative project.

reactnative.dev/blog/2021/03/0…

As part of this pledge, Facebook's React Native team has performed an accessibility gap analysis, documenting 90 issues they have found and turning them into these @github issues: github.com/facebook/react…

Here is the Hacker News announcement. If you are so inclined, vote for this post to make sure more folks in the community become aware of it:
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=263902…

Contributors to this effort will get a shout out from the twitter account of the react native community manager. If your pull request is accepted into the code base, it will be highlighted in the monthly issues update of the react native official blog:
reactnative.dev/blog

New contributors to #ReactNative should read the new contributor's guide here: github.com/facebook/react…

Check out the list of 46 good first issues here: github.com/facebook/react…

For seasoned #ReactNative developers, the project page for improved React Native Accessibility is here: github.com/facebook/react…

If you want to follow the progress, you can follow the #GAADPledge community manager here on twitter: @alexmarlette or on Facebook: facebook.com/React-Native-O…

Finally, I want to add that @Facebook is doing the work to make these accessibility improvements, but the outreach is important to make sure edge cases are found and that concerns by the community are considered and addressed.