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53 · Accessibility is not a plugin

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Straight talk
Accessibility
is not a plugin.

It is a set of decisions.

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Where it breaks

The four usual failures

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Contrast
A palette chosen on a bright monitor in a bright room.
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Keyboard
Navigation that cannot be reached without a mouse.
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Labels
Form fields with placeholder text instead of a label.
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Focus
No visible indication of where you are on the page.
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How we approach it

The working method

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Automated scan first, because it is free and finds a third
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Then a keyboard, because that finds most of the rest
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Then assistive technology, because that finds the truth
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Accessible components so new pages inherit it
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Retest and publish the statement
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Automated tools find a third of it. The rest needs a keyboard and a person.
WebXLR8
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Audit

Want to know where yours stands?

An audit against WCAG 2.2 AA, with the fixes prioritised.

webxlr8.com
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