Deployment is the ultimate test of accessibility. After all the work beforehand, this phase can turn everything upside down. A misconfiguration or an oversight, and some users find themselves excluded.
It is in this phase that we make the application available to users. A critical moment of the project, it makes or breaks accessibility!
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- Server and cloud configuration.
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- Deploy the application to a production environment.
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- Configure third-party databases and services.
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- Post-launch performance monitoring.
6 ways to ensure accessibility in the deployment of a web property:
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- Accessibility verification and testing
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- Use automated analysis tools such as Axis DevTools, Lighthouse, WAVE, or Pa11y to analyze accessibility.
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- Test the site with a screen reader (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver).
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- Check keyboard-only navigation (Tab, Enter, Esc).
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- Conduct testing with users with disabilities if possible.
2. Compliance with standards
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- Check contrasts, semantic structure, and navigation.
3. Code optimization
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- Make sure that all images have relevant alternative texts.
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- Use well-structured headings (h1 → h6).
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- Verify that all interactive elements have accessible labels.
4. Error management and user feedback
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- Add clear and accessible error messages for forms.
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- Ensure error highlighting without relying solely on colors.
5. Automation and CI/CD
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- Integrate accessibility testing into the CI/CD pipeline (axe-core, Pa11y CI).
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- Implement code reviews focused on accessibility.
6. Documentation and training
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- Document patches and feedback for future deployments.
To go further
We offer guides to help ensure you’re following WCAG and SGQRI standards!
Download the guide to WCAG 2.2
Download the guide to SGQRI 3.0
Got a project in mind? We’d love to hear about it!
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