Who to ask.
WHAT WE CAN HELP WITH
Hosting matters affecting accessibility indirectly: site speed, HTTPS, uptime Nothing specific to accessibility, which is a design and development matter
WHAT YOU NEED
A developer or designer familiar with accessible practice, for implementation An accessibility specialist, for a formal audit Testing with actual users of assistive technology, where the stakes justify it
WHAT YOU CAN DO YOURSELF
Contrast, text size, alt text, heading structure, link text, and content-level practice.
That is a substantial proportion of the work and it requires no specialist.
WHAT TO ASK A DEVELOPER FOR
Keyboard accessibility Visible focus indicators Proper form labels and error handling Semantic markup Testing against WCAG level AA
State it in the brief, not after delivery.
FOR A FORMAL AUDIT
A specialist, where you have obligations or where the site is significant.
Expect a report against specific criteria rather than a score.
WHAT TO BE WARY OF
Anyone selling an overlay as a compliance solution Guaranteed compliance claims Audits producing only automated tool output
