Accessibility by default: WCAG 2.2 without the panic
Accessible design isn't a compliance chore bolted on at the end. Built in from the start, it makes the product better for everyone.
Kumar Gaurav
Founder
Accessibility means the product works for people regardless of how they see, hear, move or process information. Built in from the first design decision, it's mostly a set of good habits — contrast, structure, keyboard support — not a late, expensive retrofit. WCAG 2.2 is the checklist; usable-by-everyone is the goal.
Isn't accessibility just extra work?
Only when it's left to the end. Designed in, most of it is free: readable contrast, real headings, labelled controls and a sensible focus order are simply how a well-built interface already works. The expensive version is the one you bolt on after launch.
What covers most of the ground?
A handful of habits handle the majority of issues.
- Enough colour contrast that text is readable in real conditions.
- Every control reachable and operable by keyboard alone.
- Real semantic structure — headings, labels, landmarks — not styled divs.
- Text alternatives for images, and captions for media.
Who actually benefits?
Far more people than the permanent-disability figure suggests. Captions help in a noisy room; high contrast helps in sunlight; keyboard support helps power users. Designing for the edges almost always improves the middle.
How we use it
We design to WCAG 2.2 AA as a baseline, from the first screen, so access is built in rather than begged for later.
Let's build
Have something worth making well?
Tell us what you're working on. We'll come back with how we'd approach it — and whether we're the right studio for it.