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Gather ’Round the Campfire

What is This Place?

a11y Roundup is an interactive frontier adventure designed to teach developers about web accessibility through hands-on bounty hunting. Instead of just reading about WCAG standards from dusty textbooks, you wrangle real accessibility outlaws and see the impact of your fixes in real time.

Why Ride This Trail?

Many developers ride out into the industry without any training in accessibility. The web frontier is lawless — the vast majority of websites have accessibility issues that keep folks with disabilities locked out. This roundup aims to change that by giving you practical, hands-on skills to bring law and order to your code.

What is WCAG?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the law of the land, developed by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). They provide a shared standard for web content accessibility that serves individuals, organizations, and governments worldwide.

WCAG is organized around four laws (POUR):

  • Perceivable — Content must be presentable in ways users can perceive
  • Operable — Interface components must be operable by all
  • Understandable — Information and operation must be clear as day
  • Robust — Content must be tough enough for assistive technologies

Bounty Grades

Level A — Bronze StarMinimum

The most basic law of the land. Without meeting Level A, some folks will find it impossible to access content.

Level AA — Silver StarRecommended

The standard most outfits aim for. Required by many laws and regulations including the ADA and EU Accessibility Act.

Level AAA — Gold StarEnhanced

The highest honor on the frontier. Not all content can earn gold, but it represents the ultimate standard for specific guidelines.

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