What should we be looking for?
When reviewing a site for accessibility, consider the following questions:
- How quickly can you understand the main points of the page?
- Is our site easy to navigate? Could you do it with just a keyboard?
- Is the text easy to read? Is there enough contrast?
- Are graphics and images clear and easy to understand? Can you understand them without seeing them?
- Are forms easy to fill out? Can you understand the error messages?
- Can you understand the structure of the page? Can you tell where you are on the page?
Compliance Standards
Handoff strives to meet the current, agreed on best practice in accessibility, while recognizing that this is an ongoing effort, not a simple task.
Handoff web properties should follow the guidelines provided in the WCAG 2.2, Level AA
At the highest level, the WCAG 2.2 standard calls for sites to meet standards in 4 areas -
Perceivable
Users need to be able to perceive the content. This covers alt text, captions, layout, contrast, and visual behaviors.
Operable
Users need to be able to operate the site behaviors. This covers keyboard accessibility, timing issues, animation, and navigation.
Understandable
Users need to able to understand the content and behavior. This section covers language, input validation, errors, and predictability of response.
Robust
The environment needs to be robust and valid. Many of the tools used to access our sites are impaired by invalid, poorly formed, or poorly structured client code. Ensuring that the output is well formed and valid will help all our users.
Features
These are the features to prioritize across platforms in order to make Handoff properties conform to our accessibility goals.
- Well defined navigation structure
- Adjustable Text Size
- Alt Text
- Heading Elements
- Link Text
- Color Contrasts
- Style Sheets
- Keyboard Accessible
- Focus indications
- Accessible data in Tables
- Skip to Main Content