Web Accessibility Basics Every Front-End Should Cover
Accessibility means building your site so people with disabilities — visual, motor, hearing or cognitive — can use it. Around one in five people has a disability, so this is a sizeable part of your potential audience.
It is also a legal and reputational matter in the UK, and the same improvements tend to make the site clearer and faster for everyone.
The Foundations
- Text alternatives on images so screen readers can describe them.
- Full keyboard operation for people who cannot use a mouse.
- Sufficient colour contrast for readable text.
- Clear labels and structure so content makes sense in order.
- Captions or transcripts for video and audio.
The Business Case
Accessible sites reach more customers, reduce legal risk, and often rank better in search because the same structure helps search engines too. It is good practice that pays back.
How We Build It In
We follow the recognised WCAG guidelines from the design stage onward and test with keyboard and screen-reader tools, rather than treating accessibility as a last-minute add-on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is accessibility a legal requirement?
For public sector bodies it is mandatory, and the Equality Act applies to businesses too. Beyond compliance, it is simply good practice that widens your audience.
If you need a hand with any of this, your Progressive Robot delivery team is ready to help. Raise a ticket from the Support area of your client portal or speak to your account manager and we will guide you through the next steps.