Accessibility Guides

Editorial analysis of the April 20, 2026 DOJ Interim Final Rule that pushed Title II web compliance to 2027 and 2028. What changed, what didn't, and why public entities should treat April 2026 as the real deadline.

The HHS Section 504 web rule took effect May 11, 2026 — and was not extended. Who's covered, what WCAG 2.1 AA requires for healthcare entities, and a six-step recovery plan if you missed the deadline.

A nine-step process for performing a WCAG 2.2 Level AA audit on any website. Combines automated scanning, keyboard testing, screen reader review, and AI-assisted remediation, with a copy-ready checklist.

How AI-assisted audits compare to manual audits and automated scanners. Use cases for developers, QA, and compliance teams, plus a side-by-side breakdown of cost, speed, and coverage.

Create WCAG-aware color systems for real UI states. Learn how to test buttons, cards, forms, alerts, links, charts, focus rings, disabled states, hover states, and dark mode before colors enter your design system.

The complete deep-dive on building accessible color systems with OKLCH perceptual lightness, 11-stop scales, APCA grading, color-blindness simulation, and design-token exports to Tailwind, Figma, iOS, and Android.

Build typography systems that meet WCAG 2.2: modular type scales, fluid clamp() sizing, the 1.4.12 text-spacing override test, dyslexia & cognitive research, Flesch-Kincaid scoring, and token exports for every platform.

Master keyboard accessibility from fundamentals to advanced patterns. Learn focus management, skip navigation links, roving tabindex, and how to identify and fix keyboard traps with hands-on interactive demos.

A practical guide to testing your websites and applications with the most popular screen readers. Covers NVDA and JAWS on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS and iOS, and TalkBack on Android with step-by-step workflows.