Keyboard operability
Someone who cannot use a mouse should be able to reach the whole site. Menus, forms and dialogs need to open and close from the keyboard, and the focus position has to be visible.
Web Accessibility
Accessibility is left to the end of most projects, and once it is at the end it does not happen. It is one of the most expensive things to retrofit and close to free to plan for.
For our clients serving the United States it is also a legal matter. An inaccessible site can become a lawsuit there, particularly for organisations taking donations or providing public services.
Talk to us about thisWhat We Check
Screen reader support
Correct heading order, link text that means something on its own, and alternative text on images. To a screen reader a page is as clear as its structure, not its layout.
Colour contrast
Light grey text on a light grey background looks refined in a design file and is unreadable to someone with low vision. We measure the ratios and lift them above the threshold without breaking the design.
Forms and error messages
Every field needs a label, and an error has to be explained in words rather than colour alone. To a colour blind visitor a red border says nothing.
How We Work
- We discuss accessibility during design, not as a checklist before delivery.
- We test by hand for the things automated tools cannot catch, alongside the ones they can.
- Every delivery includes a full keyboard walkthrough of the site.
- We hand findings over in priority order. You do not have to fix everything at once.
Projects Where We Did This
Frequently Asked Questions
It will not. The changes needed most often are colour contrast and a visible focus state, and both can be solved within the existing design language. An accessible site does not have to be a plain one.
Accessibility overlays that sit on top of a site fix very little and sometimes hide the problem instead. The real fix lives in the structure of the page, not in a layer bolted on afterwards.
Keyboard navigation and colour contrast. Those two affect the most people and are the quickest to correct. Screen reader support usually improves on its own once they are handled.
Which Service This Belongs To
This page covers one topic. The full scope and pricing live on the related service page.
Our Other Areas of Expertise
WordPress Migration
We move sites weighed down by WordPress and Elementor to a static build without touching the design. The plugin stack and the update burden disappear.
Page Speed Optimisation
A slow site loses visitors before it appears. We measure and cut image, font and JavaScript weight. Fast is a measurement, not a feeling.
Payment Integration
We connect card, 3D Secure and instalment flows to your site. Checkout is where ecommerce loses the most people, and they do not come back.