Creating an open source, customizable accessibility checker for content authors

Abstract

Enforcing website accessibility and usability in a large organization poses its challenges. Implementing web accessibility at scale requires distributing responsibilities and assigning accountability. Enterprise accessibility suites are effective tools, however are often expensive and can be overwhelming to content authors who may not have technical expertise or have a development background. Sa11y is an open source, highly customizable, in-page accessibility checker designed for content authors, with a unique focus on quality accessibility. Sa11y is platform agnostic, and was created with JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.