Accessibility is a critical component for communities that want to ensure their web content is accessible to people with disabilities. Aurora strives for a WCAG AA level of compliance for all the major community features. 

To ensure that we meet these standards, we have rigorous internal testing (automated and manual) that are part of the standard Aurora development process. Each release, we test keyboard navigation, heading levels, field labels, and interactive page elements to make sure that content is accessible and being read out correctly by screen readers. We also use a third-party vendor to manually assess the user flows, identifying and resolving accessibility violations.

As part of the Aurora site-creation experience, we have also added several  accessibility features. 

Alt Text for Images

Members can add alt text while uploading images to the content on the community. 

Screen-reader friendly headings

Admins can add headings for widgets that are visible only to screen readers. 

Color Contrast Verification

The Theme editor's contrast-checker ensures that there is sufficient contrast between the background colors and foreground colors you choose.

Skip to Content link on navigation bar

From the navigation bar, you have the option to skip past repetitive content and go directly to the main content. When you navigate with the keyboard, a control appears that enables you to navigate beyond the repeated content.