Accessibility audit of Vanilla framework
The team behind the Vanilla Framework has a background in development, UX and Visual Design. We all care about accessibility, but none of us is an accessibility expert. We were interested in evaluating how well the framework complies with accessibility standards. We decided to start with an internal audit, fix any issues we find, then look for a third-party service to evaluate the framework from the perspective of real-world users with disabilities Scope For the internal audit, we focused on 3 aspects: Identifying and fixing issues using the WCAG-EM Website Accessibility Evaluation Report Generator. A list of the results can be found in our accessibility report results document. Identifying and fixing validator issues Going through a component level checklist. Identifying and fixing issues Level A and AA fixes We conducted a site-wide audit using the WCAG-EM Report Tool filtered by level A and AA. Here are some highlights: darker :link colour, allowing us to meet the requ...