I like their list of current accessibility issues are list on the GG site https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/privacy-policy/accessibility-statement/ – that’s useful info. An accessibility page listing not just the accessibility features, but it makes sense to list the site-specific issues we’re aware of now and in the future.
‘Current rating’
We aimed at Level A of the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) v2.1 Guidelines when developing the site, as per the spec.
However, WCAG Levels are pass or fail: either you pass all the criteria at a given level, or if you fail one or more, you don’t achieve that level.
I compiled a basic list of failing criteria - these are deliberately without context for simple ‘audit’, as although only a few, they affect multiple modules/code.
A more comprehensive list (and thus time estimation) could be produced from an accessibility audit – but involves testing a selection of key pages, and each page is tested against multiple criteria.
Level A - Failing Criteria
Guideline 1.1
- Some non-decorative images are missing appropriate alt text.
- Embedded multimedia and Frames and iframes aren’t are appropriately titled.
Guideline 1.3
- Table layout for data
- Some issues with semantic HTML
- Content order issues
Guideline 2.1
- Not fully keyboard accessible
- Keyboard focusing issue
Guideline 2.2
- Timeouts exist, without a notice
Guideline 3.3
- Issues with fieldsets and legends
Guideline 4.1
- HTML errors
- HTML markup errors
- Javascript errors
Captcha
Google’s Captcha can prevent people successfully registering (it’s a significant flagged issue within the accessibility community), which is why it’s important to have easily accessible contact information available, but a telephone/email address is not a substitute.