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What we're seeing
What Esther measures across the websites it assesses, published as it happens. Findings from the data, a reference page for each WCAG criterion, a monthly roundup, and responses when a regulator acts.
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- Reference
What Contrast Does Website Text Need to Be Readable?
Ordinary text needs a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. What the bar is, who faint text affects, and how to tell in a few minutes whether your own site clears it.
Rick Hensbergen · 3 min read
- Contrast
- WCAG 1.4.3
- Low vision
- Findings
Where Accessibility Barriers Cluster on Typical Websites
Websites rarely fail at random. Over 90 days, visibility and structure issues concentrated most risk, on nearly every site Esther assessed.
Rick Hensbergen · 4 min read
- Contrast
- Screen readers
- Forms
- Focus
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