Web Accessibility in Chicago
An informational overview of web accessibility for Chicago organizations, with common WCAG issues and a straightforward plan to address them.
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Chicago's economy mixes finance, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and a strong civic and nonprofit sector. Accessible websites help each of them serve the city's diverse population more effectively.
This page is informational and not legal advice.
The core checklist
- Provide alt text for informative images.
- Label form fields and handle errors in plain text.
- Meet color-contrast minimums on text and controls.
- Ensure full keyboard operability for interactive components.
Getting started
- Run an automated scan to map the most common issues.
- Prioritize anything that blocks a key task for users.
- Publish an accessibility statement with a contact for reporting barriers.
- Manually test critical flows to catch what automation misses.
Stay consistent
The organizations that stay accessible treat it as ongoing maintenance. Build checks into your workflow so new pages and features ship accessible by default.