Accessibility guides

Practical, plain-English guides for small business owners and the people who build their sites.

• How to do an accessibility audit of your website (a step-by-step guide)

  How to do a website accessibility audit yourself: pick your pages, run free scanners, test with a keyboard and screen reader, check contrast and zoom, and write up fixes.

• Accessibility overlays: what they are and why we don't use them

  An honest look at accessibility overlay widgets: how they work, why many disabled users and experts object to them, and what to do instead to make your website accessible.

• WordPress accessibility: a practical checklist for small business sites

  Make your WordPress site more accessible: choosing an accessibility-ready theme, using the block editor well, alt text, headings, forms, menus, and how to check your work.

• Form accessibility best practices: build accessible forms people can finish

  Accessible forms best practices with code: visible labels, hints, required fields, grouping with fieldset, clear error messages, autocomplete, and keyboard testing.

• Manual accessibility testing and screen reader testing: a beginner's checklist

  Why manual accessibility testing matters, and how to do keyboard and screen reader testing with free tools like NVDA and VoiceOver, with a practical checklist.