Building More Accessible Digital Experiences
At TechArk, we believe digital experiences should be easier to access, navigate, and use for people with disabilities and for users with different ways of interacting with the web. That’s why accessibility is considered throughout our design, development, and testing process—helping us create websites that are clearer, more usable, and more inclusive from the start.
Our Approach to Accessibility
Our team has continued to improve how we incorporate accessibility into website development. We recognize that accessibility is not a final check before launch, but an important part of how we design, build, and test websites.
Here are some of the ways we approach accessibility:
- Semantic HTML and meaningful page structure
- Keyboard-friendly navigation and interactions
- Clear links, buttons, forms, and controls
- Readable typography, spacing, and color contrast
- Appropriate alternative text for meaningful images
- Thoughtful use of ARIA
- Accessibility checks throughout design, development, and QA
- Automated tools and manual reviews to identify accessibility issues
- Ongoing team learning around accessibility and WCAG guidance
Designing and Developing Accessible Websites
Accessibility begins before a website is built. During development, our teams work to implement these decisions correctly. We use semantic HTML, maintain a clear heading structure, support keyboard interaction, manage focus appropriately, and make forms and interactive elements easier to understand and use.
During the design process, we consider factors such as:
- Clear visual and content hierarchy
- Appropriate color contrast
- Readable type sizing and spacing
- Consistent navigation patterns
- Visible focus indicators
- Distinct interactive states
- Logical page flow
- Responsive layouts
How We Test Websites for Accessibility
We use a combination of automated and manual testing to identify accessibility issues.
Depending on the project, our testing may include tools such as Axe, WAVE, and Lighthouse. We also manually review areas such as keyboard navigation, focus behavior, semantic structure, and screen-reader compatibility.
Automated tools can identify many common accessibility issues, but they cannot reveal everything about a website’s accessibility. Manual testing is therefore an important part of our process.
Our reviews may cover:
- Page structure and headings
- Navigation and landmarks
- Links and buttons
- Images and alternative text
- Forms and labels
- Keyboard navigation
- Focus order and visible focus
- Color contrast
- Interactive components
- ARIA
- Tables and lists
- Dynamic content
- Screen-reader behavior
- Responsive experiences
Our Approach to WCAG 2.2 Level AA Conformance
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide recommendations for making websites more accessible to people with disabilities. WCAG has three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
For projects where accessibility compliance is part of the agreed scope, we use WCAG 2.2 Level AA as our target.
Every website is unique, and accessibility can vary based on a site’s content, functionality, technology, third-party services, and specific project requirements. Client-managed content and changes made after launch can also affect accessibility.
We therefore evaluate accessibility on a project-by-project basis rather than assuming that every website automatically meets every applicable WCAG 2.2 Level AA requirement.
Ongoing Accessibility Support
Accessibility doesn’t stop when a website goes live.
New pages, images, documents, plugins, forms, integrations, and other changes can introduce accessibility issues over time. We encourage our clients to keep accessibility in mind when updating their websites and adding new content.
For clients who require ongoing accessibility support, we can provide additional testing, audits, remediation, and monitoring as part of an ongoing engagement.
Third-Party Services
Many websites use third-party tools and services, including plugins, forms, CAPTCHA, maps, video players, payment systems, and embedded applications.
We do our best to select and implement accessible solutions, but some aspects of third-party functionality are outside our direct control.
When we identify an accessibility issue with a third-party service, we review the available options and work with our clients to determine the most appropriate solution.
Creating and Maintaining Accessible Website Content
Good accessibility isn’t only about the code behind a website. Content also plays an important role.
Images need meaningful alternative text when appropriate, headings need to be structured correctly, and links should make sense in context. Documents, videos, tables, and forms should also be considered from an accessibility perspective.
We provide guidance to our clients when needed and encourage accessible content practices as part of ongoing website management.
How We Continue Improving Our Accessibility Practices
Accessibility is an ongoing part of our work at TechArk.
We continue to improve our development practices, expand our accessibility testing, and build greater awareness of accessibility across our teams. We are also working toward more consistent use of accessible, WCAG-aligned components across our projects.
As accessibility standards and technologies evolve, we’ll continue learning and improving how we create websites for our clients.
Our goal is to create digital experiences that are easier to use, more inclusive, and available to as many people as possible.
Let’s Connect and Build a More Accessible Experience
No website is perfect, and feedback helps us identify things we may have missed.
If you have questions about our accessibility practices or would like to discuss accessibility requirements for a website project, please get in touch with us.
Email: hello@gotechark.com
Phone: 757-776-7762
We appreciate accessibility feedback and will use it to help improve our processes and the websites we create.
Last updated: August 2026