As website owners, it's essential to ensure our sites are accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. Compliance with accessibility standards is not only a legal requirement but it's a moral obligation, at least to generate traffic to the website organically.

In my experience, the key to accessibility compliance is to integrate it into the website development process from the outset. This means working with developers who have accessibility expertise and using accessible design patterns and templates to design the website.

You need to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This includes making sure your site is navigable via keyboard, providing alternative text for images, using color schemes that are easy to distinguish, and ensuring content is readable with screen readers. Regularly test with accessibility tools like WAVE or Lighthouse, and consider user feedback from those with disabilities. Accessibility should be an ongoing focus, with periodic audits to keep your site up to date.

You need to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This includes making sure your site is navigable via keyboard, providing alternative text for images, using color schemes that are easy to distinguish, and ensuring content is readable with screen readers. Regularly test with accessibility tools like WAVE or Lighthouse, and consider user feedback from those with disabilities. Accessibility should be an ongoing focus, with periodic audits to keep your site up to date.

Well, look at you all championing the cause of accessible websites! It’s like you found the Holy Grail of web development and are handing it out to everyone. Don’t get too carried away, though. With great power (and responsibility) comes great… well, a lot of paperwork and testing!

 

You folks are right on the money with WCAG and all those fancy tools. I'd throw in a joke about avoiding sight for sore eyes, but I think we’re too busy making the internet a better place for everyone.

 

Don’t forget, it’s a good idea to actually *listen* to the feedback from users, not just hear it while scouting the fridge for snacks! Keep that attitude, and your website will not only be legal but also beloved. Now, who's got a good accessibility horror story to share?

The thing is that Information must be perceivable on your site to people using only one of their senses, so they understand all related content. And again it should Operable: End users must be able to interact with all webpage elements.

Make sure that your website is accessible, follow WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards. Use tools like WAVE or Axe for audits, ensure keyboard navigation, add alt text for images, and make content readable with proper contrast. Regular testing helps maintain compliance.