Accessibility Audit

Accessibility has been bubbling up in development discussions with new and current clients.  In response, we thought we would share some of the initial topics so you can bring this up with your web team.

WHAT IS WEB ACCESSIBILITY?

Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users have equal access to information and functionality.

In the same way that a website will never be completely “finished”, there’s really no such thing as “fully accessible” in our team’s collective mind.  There are, however, always improvements that can be made.

WHAT IS AN AUDIT?

Our team reviews each page of your site using the WCAG 2.1 Checklist and our knowledge of your services, team and audience. Automated accessibility scans (sometimes called “checkers”) are also a very useful tool to get a feel for your website’s overall accessibility level, and they are a great help when conducting a manual audit but they can only flag about 1/4 of accessibility issues in WCAG 2.1 AA.

Some of our favorite resources are:

• Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool from the Bureau of Internet Accessibility
• WCAG 2.1 Checklist
• Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool Review from WebAIM 
• Accessibe.com

 

If it is time to discuss Accessibility options for your website, contact us to put together a plan.

 

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