Best practices of accessibility in front-end development

Tips, tricks and tools for building inclusive, accessible web applications.

Semantic HTML vs div soup

When to use semantic elements like section, article, aside, and figure instead of generic divs, and why it matters for screen readers and SEO.

HTML
Touch target size and spacing

WCAG requirements for minimum touch target sizes, spacing between interactive elements, and CSS techniques for improving mobile usability.

CSS
Writing accessible CSS

CSS techniques for visually hidden content, focus styles, reduced motion, high contrast mode, and avoiding visual-DOM order mismatches.

CSS
Accessibility testing checklist

A comprehensive manual testing checklist covering keyboard navigation, screen readers, visual design, forms, media, and ARIA implementation.

Accessibility
Accessibility testing with JavaScript

Using axe-core, Playwright, Jest, and Cypress to write automated accessibility tests in JavaScript that run in CI/CD pipelines.

Javascript
Accessible carousels and sliders

Building carousels with keyboard navigation, live region announcements, auto-rotation controls, and proper ARIA roles for screen readers.

Javascript