Accessibility

The standard

Every page targets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, and the practices required of public institutions under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508. Where WCAG advances, the target advances with it: conformance is re-verified at each release, not certified once and forgotten.

How this prototype is tested

Testing methodology applied to every page of this prototype

Check	Method
Automated audit	axe-core on every page; zero violations is the publication gate, not a goal
Keyboard	Every interactive control reachable and operable by keyboard alone, including the search dialog, menus, filters, and accordions
Color contrast	Every text and background pair measured; ratios are published per block in the component library
Touch targets	Interactive elements maintain at least a 24‑pixel hit area; primary controls 40 to 48 pixels
Structure	One h1 per page, landmark regions for all content, a skip link first in the tab order
Motion	Animations and smooth scrolling are disabled when a visitor prefers reduced motion
Screen readers	Manual passes with VoiceOver; production engagements add NVDA and JAWS coverage

Accessibility the brand guide already demands

UGA's own visual identity guidance requires sufficient contrast and forbids the combinations that fail it, such as red text on black. This prototype enforces those rules in the stylesheet itself, so a campus editor cannot publish a failing combination even by accident.

Assistance and feedback

Georgia residents who use telecommunications relay can reach any number on this site through Georgia Relay by dialing 711. If you find an accessibility barrier in this prototype, write to stephen@stoa.works and it will be fixed; that responsiveness is part of what is being demonstrated.