Let's be real, there are so many moving parts to a website, and making the most accessible platform can be extremely challenging. However, accessibility is vital to the versatility of a website. Creating the most user-friendly interface for all browsing is essential. For those with disabilities and restrictions to their vision, these impairments are debilitating and difficult to deal with. Front-end web designers and website creators should put an extra amount of care and time into fixing common accessibility errors.
On a different topic, I'm obsessed with good food. Whenever I'm traveling to a new city for the first time, one of the first things I do before I get there is research some of the dining options to see where I can get the best local food. Because of this, I religiously use the website Yelp.com to find the best options in the area. I decided to look more into this website's accessibility with the following auditing services...
First, I used the service web.dev to analyze the accessibility of Yelp. Web.dev does an excellent job of outlining a website's accessibility through categorized subjects. Yelp definitely needs to focus on their Development accessibility in order to improve their site, and web.dev shows these areas of improvement based on the level of power of an issue.
Additionally, Wave and Lighthouse are both incredible Chrome extensions that allow you to run intricate reports outlining where a website lacks accessibility. I personally love the Lighthouse extension, as it shows pictures of the exact areas of your website, and does a great job "dumbing down" the language revolving around your accessibility issue.
To see a video of me using these services, go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nop3ELSdoc&feature=youtu.be
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