keyboard navigation version question

[Samantha Hughson]

Hi all! I know at the last Blockly conference there was talk of wanting the keyboard navigation plug in to be moved to the base Blockly version. Is that something that might happen this year if v13 is released this year, or is it a longer timeline with that now? I wasn't sure if the transition to raspberry pi has changed the accessibly feature timelines at all. Thanks! 

[Maribeth Moffatt]

Hi, thanks for the question! We will be releasing v13 this year and it will include the core accessibility features related to keyboard navigation and screenreader support. The plugin may still exist but would be limited to optional features like a default keyboard shortcut help menu that applications may want to replace with one that matches the rest of their apps. We'll post in blockly-announce once we have a beta ready to try and of course for the full release, and the summit this year will contain lots of information about our progress!

Best,

Maribeth