Accessibility by Everyone (and for Everyone)
summary
Audit data shows the top 1,000,000 homepages have 50,960,288 accessibility issues (≈51 per site) and 94.8% fail basic standards; 96% of those issues are easy fixes like adding alt text (55.5% missing) and form labels (48% missing). WCAG 2.2 and the EU Accessibility Act (June 2025) set WCAG AA expectations; tools recommended include automated checks in CI (GitHub Actions), manual keyboard and screen reader testing, and the WhoCanUse contrast tester. Small changes—semantic HTML, 16px base font, 4.5:1 contrast—unlock accessibility for 1.2 billion people.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Why accessibility matters
- 13:25Who's responsible
- 27:06WCAG guidelines & laws
- 31:30Easy fixes, big impact
- 42:50Testing & screen reader demo
- 46:31Training & overlays
- 48:36Conclusion & call to action
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