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33 · A site rebuilt to be accessible

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Company Websites · Case study

A site rebuilt to be accessible

[Client name] · Public-facing organisation

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Method

How it ran

01
Audit
Automated tools find a third of it. The rest needs a keyboard and a person.
02
Fix
Contrast and focus order first. They affect every page.
03
Pattern
Accessible components so new pages inherit it.
04
Retest
Verify with assistive technology, then publish the statement.
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Before and after

What we found
Keyboard users could not reach the navigation
Contrast failing across the palette
Forms without labels
What shipped
Full keyboard operability
Palette corrected to AA
Every form field properly labelled
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Method

Four moves

01
Audit
Automated tools find a third of it. The rest needs a keyboard and a person.
02
Fix
Contrast and focus order first. They affect every page.
03
Pattern
Accessible components so new pages inherit it.
04
Retest
Verify with assistive technology, then publish the statement.
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The number that mattered
AA

WCAG 2.2 level AA across every template, verified by keyboard and screen reader.

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Your turn

Need company websites that holds up?

The site that has to explain the business.

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