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.
Frequently asked questions
Increasingly so: the public sector has been bound for years, and the European Accessibility Act extends the obligation to many online services since June 2025, e-commerce included. Beyond the law, an accessible site serves every visitor.
No: sufficient contrast, readable text and clear navigation are simply good design. Accessibility constraints mostly eliminate the effects that already bothered everyone.