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How to Prioritize Accessibility Fixes: A Guide for WordPress Developers and Project Managers
When you run an accessibility audit on a website using Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker or perform a manual audit, the list of accessibility problems may feel overwhelming. Faced with a long list of issues, knowing where to begin with remediation is hard.
Prioritizing remediation efforts ensures you focus on the most impactful fixes first. This guide outlines an approach to prioritizing accessibility fixes to help developers and project managers know where to start and how to roadmap fixes when given a list of issues to remediate.
Priority 1: Global Elements
Start with global elements that appear on every page. Fixing these has an outsized impact, as they affect the entire website.
1.1. Ensure there’s a visible focus outline.
Ensure that users navigating with a keyboard can see where they are on the page. Add or repair focus outlines on links, buttons, form inputs, and other interactive elements.
This simple CSS fix may only take 2-3 minutes to remediate, but it dramatically impacts accessibility. Adding [...]