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Introduction “How hard can a signup form be?” If that thought has ever crossed your mind… you’ve probably never tested it for accessibility. Forms are the most important interface for user input on the web. Login, checkout, search, surveys — virtually every core web function goes through a form. Yet for countless people, these forms are a complete barrier. Screen reader users can’t tell what an input field is asking for Keyboard-only users get stuck in front of a date picker People with cognitive disabilities see an error message but have no idea how to fix it A web form with multiple input fields — easy to get lost in, just like people navigating a maze. Photo: Susan Q Yin / Unsplash In this post, we’ll go through form accessibility from top to bottom, based on WCAG 2.2. No dry theory — just practical code you can use right away, paired with a demo page I built for this post. ...

Imagine a webpage with five images. Four of them have no alt text. When a blind user visits this page using a screen reader, those images are announced simply as “image” — or worse, as a raw filename. No meaning. No context. This isn’t a hypothetical. It’s the reality measured by South Korea’s 2025 Web Information Accessibility Survey, published on March 27, 2026. A user sitting in front of a laptop — without alt text, all image information is completely blocked Photo: Ardalan Hamedani / Unsplash What Changed This Year South Korea’s 2025 survey adopted a new standard. The guidelines were updated from KWCAG 2.1 (24 criteria) to KWCAG 2.2 (32 criteria), with 9 new items added. ...

Introduction Have you ever tried using the internet without a mouse? Most people take their mouse for granted. But there are many people who can’t use one. People with physical disabilities who can’t operate a mouse People with repetitive strain injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome People with temporary arm injuries Power users who simply find keyboards more efficient For these users, the question “Can I use this site with just a keyboard?” is crucial. ...