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Rian Rietveld

Web accessibility specialist, retired at Self employed

@rianrietveld The Netherlands joined Jun 2009

rianrietveld.com github.com/rianrietveld Slack: @Rian Rietveld
    Teams Accessibility
    Languages nl_NL

    Bio

    Retired web accessibility specialist.

    Contributing 60 hours per month on the documentation about web accessibility for WordPress users on WP Accessibility Knowledge Base at wpaccessibility.org.

    Very grateful that Kinsta, Human Made and Aiwos sponsor me to work on the documentation about accessibility for WordPress.

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '15 Meta Contributor '18 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    WordPress.tv Contributor '16
    COMMUNITY
    3 badges
    B BuddyPress Contributor '19 Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Speaker '19
    PRACTICE
    2 badges
    Accessibility Contributor '19 Accessibility Team '14
    POLYGLOTS
    2 badges
    Translation Contributor '16 Translation Editor '16

    Current Job

    Web accessibility specialist, retired
    Feb 2025 – Present
    Self employed
    Write documentaion about accessibility for WordPress users and creators.

    Job History

    Web accessibility specialist
    Jun 2023 – Feb 2025
    Dutch governement
    Wrote technical documentation for the NL Design System.

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    2contributions
    high2
    medium0
    score6
    Last 90 days
    8contributions
    high8
    medium0
    score24
    Last 12 months
    27contributions
    high27
    medium0
    score81

    Team focus

    Across 1 team, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 16 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.4
    • 6.3
    • 6.0
    • 5.9
    • 5.8
    • 5.7
    • 5.5
    • 5.1
    • 5.0
    • 4.9
    • 4.8
    • 4.7
    • 4.4
    • 4.2
    • 4.1

    Time commitment

    15 hours per week

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 01 Mon · 07:47
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WP A11y Docs update May 2026, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    With: the updated accessibility-ready requirements for themes, work in progress on the documentation and our…
    May 2026
    May 20 Wed · 06:57
    Meta high
    Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Accessible.
    May 12 Tue · 08:38
    Meta high
    Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Themes.
    May 06 Wed · 07:33
    Meta high
    Made 6 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Themes.
    May 05 Tue · 07:16
    Meta high
    Made 7 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Themes.
    May 04 Mon · 10:03
    Meta high
    Made 6 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Themes.
    April 2026
    Apr 30 Thu · 08:59
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WP A11y Docs update April 2026, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    New and updated documentation: alternative text for images, headings, links plus an introduction to WCAG.…
    March 2026
    Mar 30 Mon · 09:54
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WP A11y Docs update February 2026, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    This update informs you about: new and updated documentation on wpaccessibility.org; work in progress. New…
    Mar 06 Fri · 08:35
    Meta high
    Made 3 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Accessible.
    Mar 02 Mon · 08:59
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WP A11y Docs update Februari 2026, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    This update informs you about: new content; changes in the current team handbook; plans for…

    Developer

    1 plugin

    Contributor

    1 plugin

    Translations

    1 locale
    nl_NL Nederlands (Dutch) Plugins Translation Editor Translation Contributor

    Translation editor for 2 projects.

    Genesis Accessible WP Accessibility

    Contributed translations to 4 projects.

    WordPress.org Accessible Video Library Genesis Accessible WP Accessibility

    View all on translate.wordpress.org