Accessibility
Built for every South Carolinian
A public school's website is itself a public building. This prototype is built so that students, families, and educators using assistive technology get the same site as everyone else, not a side door.
The standard this prototype meets
- WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance target, machine-checked with axe‑core and verified by hand with keyboard and screen reader
- Semantic landmarks on every page: banner, navigation, main, contentinfo
- A skip link, visible focus indicators, and touch targets of at least 24 pixels
- Color contrast at or above 4.5:1 for body text, in both light sections and the navy bands
- All images carry text alternatives; decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology
- Pages work at 200% zoom and on a 375 pixel-wide phone with no horizontal scrolling
In production
The same gate applies to content, not just templates: the CMS this concept proposes checks headings, link text, and image alternatives as editors write, so accessibility holds long after launch day. See it working in the staff CMS demo.
Found a barrier?
In production, this page carries a monitored reporting channel with a committed response time. For this prototype, use the contact form or write to hello@stoa.works and we will fix it.