Web Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA in plain English for SMBs
What the accessibility standard covers, the issues we find most often, and why human-approved fixes matter.
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What WCAG 2.2 AA is
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are the widely used standard for making websites usable by people with disabilities. Level AA is the target most businesses aim for.
The guidelines are built on four ideas: content should be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.
The issues we see most often
Most SMB sites share a handful of common problems.
- Text with too little contrast against its background.
- Images without meaningful alternative text.
- Forms with missing or unclear labels.
- Buttons and menus that can't be reached with a keyboard.
- Focus indicators that are hidden or hard to see.
Why human-approved fixes matter
Automated scanners catch many issues, but not all errors are equal. Some are true barriers, others are minor. Our Web Accessibility AI agent finds and drafts fixes, and a human in the loop decides what ships.
The result is a site that works better for everyone, not just one that passes a scan.