Web accessibility
Definition
Web accessibility (WCAG standards) makes your website usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. It is a growing requirement, and an accessible site is better for everyone.Accessibility means designing your website so everyone can use it: visually impaired people using a screen reader, keyboard-only users, colour-blind visitors, seniors. The reference rules are the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
In practice: sufficient colour contrast, alternative text on images, full keyboard navigation, properly labelled forms, a logical heading structure. Nothing exotic: these are design best practices that benefit all your visitors, and they largely overlap with what search engines reward.
The regulatory frame is tightening: the European Accessibility Act imposes accessibility requirements on a growing number of online services, notably e-commerce. For many organisations (public sector, large companies, funded non-profits), it is already a contractual requirement.
In our projects, accessibility fundamentals are applied by default at design time; a full WCAG audit and compliance pass, with a report, is available as an option for projects that require it.
Quick test on your site: browse your homepage using only the keyboard (Tab key). If you lose track of where you are or cannot reach the form, neither can your visitors.