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Build UIs that work for all users including keyboard navigation, screen readers, and WCAG 2.2
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| name | accessibility-engineering |
| description | Build UIs that work for all users including keyboard navigation, screen readers, and WCAG 2.2 |
| difficulty | senior |
| domains | ["web","mobile"] |
Accessibility is not a checklist — it is a commitment to not excluding users. 1 in 4 adults has some form of disability. Inaccessible software is defective software. This skill bakes accessibility in during development, not as a retrofit.
/review workflow for frontend changesUse the right HTML elements before reaching for ARIA:
<button>), links for navigation (<a href>)<h1>–<h6> in correct order)<ul>, <ol>)<label for>)<nav>, <main>, <header>, <footer>, <aside>)ARIA only when native semantics are insufficient.
Every interactive element must be:
:focus-visible style)Test: complete the key user journeys using only the keyboard.
Test with at least one screen reader:
Verify: can a screen reader user complete the same tasks as a sighted user?
aria-live regionsalt textalt=""prefers-reduced-motionRun axe-core, Lighthouse, or WAVE on every page. Automate in CI. These catch ~30–40% of accessibility issues.
<div> for everything)