Native HTML First
A practical Field Guide page about starting with built-in HTML elements before reaching for custom components or ARIA.
WCAG
A topic landing page for 30 notes and related guides.
Notes
Notes
Posts, examples, and observations connected to this topic.
How to Review a Web App for Accessibility for the First Time
A practical first-pass guide for reviewing a real web app screen before accessibility issues become late rework.
What Accessibility Review Is Actually Looking For
Accessibility review is not a scavenger hunt for WCAG failures. It is a quality check on whether people can actually use the thing you built.
Focus Visible and Focus Order
A practical Field Guide page about making keyboard focus visible, predictable, and ordered so people do not lose their place on the page.
Error Messages and Recovery
A practical Field Guide page about writing and placing error messages so users can understand what went wrong and recover without guessing.
Keyboard-Only Navigation
A practical Field Guide page about checking whether people can move through screens, controls, menus, dialogs, and forms without using a mouse.
Form Review Checklist
A practical checklist for reviewing labels, instructions, required fields, errors, grouping, and recovery before a form goes to accessibility review.
Forms and Labels
A practical Field Guide page about labels, instructions, grouping, and required fields that help forms feel usable instead of like guessing games.
QA Keyboard Check
A practical no-mouse QA checklist for checking keyboard access, visible focus, focus order, traps, dialogs, forms, errors, and common interactive controls.
WCAG 2.1 A/AA Map
A plain-language orientation map for the 50 WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criteria, grouped by principle.
Guides
Guides
Durable guides, checklists, maps, and reference pages for this topic.
