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Accessibility by Design

Standards We Follow

  • WCAG 2.1 Level AA (W3C) – current target w3.org
  • DOJ Final Rule (April 24 2024) – Title II websites & mobile apps must satisfy WCAG 2.1 AA
    ada.gov ada.gov
  • Colorado HB 21-1110 – WCAG 2.1 AA conformance for all state and local entities by July 1 2024
    colorado.gov

Standards We Follow

  • WCAG 2.1 Level AA (W3C) – current target
  • DOJ Final Rule (April 24 2024) – Title II websites & mobile apps must satisfy WCAG 2.1 AA
    ada.gov
  • Colorado HB 21-1110 – WCAG 2.1 AA conformance for all state and local entities by July 1 2024
    ucdenver.edu

How We Meet WCAG

Perceivable

4.5 : 1 color contrast; text alternatives on all non-text content; captions & transcripts on synchronized media; logical heading order

Operable

Visible focus indicators; skip-to-content links; no keyboard traps or forced timeouts

Understandable

Consistent navigation patterns; plain-language labels; inline form hints and ARIA live-region error messages

Robust

Semantic HTML5; validated ARIA only when necessary; automatic accessibility linting in CI; manual screen-reader sweeps (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, TalkBack)

Testing & Continuous Improvement

  • Automated – axe-core, Lighthouse, and pa11y run on every pull request and nightly build. Failures block deployment.
  • Manual – quarterly audits by certified IAAP staff using industry-standard assistive technologies; full regression before every major release.
  • External – annual third-party audit and VPAT refresh.
  • Bug Priority – Accessibility defects are classified as P0 and patched in the next maintenance release.

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