Web Design
What is Web Accessibility?
Also called: WCAG, ADA website compliance, accessibility
Web accessibility means building your site so people with disabilities can use it. WCAG is the standard most often used to measure it.
Web accessibility is the practice of making websites usable by everyone, including people who are blind, have low vision, are deaf, have motor limitations or use assistive tools like screen readers. It covers text contrast, keyboard use, image descriptions, captions and clear form labels.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, are the widely used technical standard, with levels A, AA and AAA. Level AA of version 2.1 or 2.2 is the common target. There is no single rule for all private businesses, but accessibility lawsuits over websites do happen in the United States, so it is a real risk to manage. This is not legal advice.
Accessibility also helps everyone: clear contrast, readable text and good structure improve use on a phone in sunlight. It overlaps with SEO too. Overlay widgets that claim instant compliance often fall short. We build accessibility into design and code from the start.
Example
A visitor who uses a screen reader can navigate your menu, hear descriptions of your images and complete your contact form.
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