The Crucial Aspect of Accessibility Let me start with this: Accessibility is not a buzzword; it’s a crucial feature that every web application should have. It should not be mandated by the government, but rather it should be taken as the responsibility of every developer to make their websites accessible to all users. Making a website accessible will not just help you avoid government penalties, it will also give you a wider user base. Accessibility is all about making your website accessible to everyone. On that note, let’s get this blog started - <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-what-is-accessibility"></a>What is Accessibility Accessibility is ensuring that your web application is usable by people with disabilities, including people with <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-accessibility-core-principle-pour"></a>Accessibility Core Principle (POUR) <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-how-can-people-with-disabilities-use-the-applications"></a>How can people with disabilities use the applications <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-accessibility-standards"></a>Accessibility Standards <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag"></a>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Defines Accessibility levels as A, AA & AAA Read More: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/">https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/</a> <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-accessible-rich-internet-applications-aria"></a>Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) Adds accessibility support to non-semantic elements. Read More: <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Reference/Attributes/aria-label">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/</a> <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-americans-with-disabilities-act-ada"></a>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Legal mandate in the US for accessible digital content Read More: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ada.gov/">https://www.ada.gov/</a> AA is the most commonly required level of compliance. <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-how-to-make-a-web-application-accessible"></a>How to make a web application Accessible <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-use-semantic-tags"></a>Use Semantic Tags <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-support-keyboard-accessibility"></a>Support Keyboard Accessibility <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-use-aria-roles-when-needed"></a>Use Aria Roles when needed <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-focus-management"></a>Focus Management <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-maintain-colour-contrast"></a>Maintain Colour Contrast <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-using-images-and-other-media"></a>Using Images and Other Media <a href="https://blog.nandan.dev/front-end-developer-interviews-the-crucial-aspect-of-accessibility#heading-tools-for-accessibility-testing"></a>Tools for Accessibility Testing The tools listed below are some of the most common tools for testing accessibility in a web application. WCAG AAA is harder to implement, and most website are expected to maintain AA compliant. I hope by the end of this post, you have a good idea of why accessibility is important and how you can add accessibility support to your application. That’s all, folks! I hope you found this helpful. If you enjoyed this, check out more articles on my Blog, <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.nandan.dev/">https://blog.nandan.dev/</a> Feel free to comment, email me at <a target="_blank" href="http://mailto:connect@nandan.dev/">connect@nandan.dev</a>, or connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, or GitHub. 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