Accessibility

Accessibility Checklist for Small Business Websites

Most of the highest-impact accessibility fixes are quick wins, not major projects.

Check text contrast against backgrounds

Light grey text on a white background is a common, easily-missed offender. Free contrast-checking tools identify exactly which combinations fail accepted accessibility standards, so nothing is left to guesswork.

Add alt text to every meaningful image

A quick site-wide review, image by image, catching any missing or unhelpful alt text ("image1.jpg" is not a description) is usually a single afternoon's work, not a major project.

Test keyboard-only navigation

Try navigating your own site using only the Tab key, with no mouse — anywhere navigation breaks, gets stuck, or skips something important is a real, checkable accessibility gap.

Review heading structure

Confirm each page has one clear H1, followed by a logical H2/H3 hierarchy rather than headings chosen for visual size alone — a common issue that affects both accessibility and SEO simultaneously.

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