Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility is not a compliance chore bolted on at the end. Built in from the first layout it costs almost nothing, and it makes the site better for everyone, not only people using assistive tech.

Built in from the first layout it costs almost nothing, and every visitor benefits.

Accessibility is not a compliance chore bolted on at the end. Built in from the first layout it costs almost nothing, and it makes the site better for everyone, not only people using assistive tech.

Four things that matter most.

Four things that matter most.

Four things that matter most.

Most accessibility failures come from the same handful of causes. We close them by default.

01

Colour and contrast

Text that stays readable for low-vision and colour-blind visitors, and in bright sun.

4.5:1 on body text

3:1 on large text and icons

Never colour alone to convey meaning

Checked in both themes

02

Keyboard paths

Everything reachable and operable without a mouse, in an order that makes sense.

Logical tab order

Visible focus at all times

Skip-to-content link

No keyboard traps

03

Screen readers

Announced clearly, with names and roles that describe what things actually do.

Descriptive alt text

Labelled form fields

Announced state changes

Meaningful link text

04

Motion and focus

Animation that never triggers discomfort and never hides where you are.

Honours reduced motion

No autoplaying movement

Nothing flashing rapidly

Focus never lost on change

How we hold the line.

How we hold the line.

How we hold the line.

A

WCAG 2.2 AA baseline

The standard referenced by most procurement and accessibility legislation, treated as our starting point.

AA as the default

AAA where it is cheap

Documented exceptions

B

Testing we run

Automated tools catch perhaps a third of real problems. The rest needs a person.

Automated audit per page

Manual keyboard walkthrough

Screen reader spot checks

C

What you get

A written record of what was tested, what passed, and anything left open.

Accessibility summary

Known issues listed

Guidance for new content

CONTACT

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Let’s get your phone ringing.

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