PitchFork
The coolest online music platform went under my accessibility microscope. I analyzed the site and have some suggestions to make it rock for everyone.
WEB
Interface
Ux Designer & Researcher
Role
1
Team
Mar 2023 - Apr 2023
Duration
WCAG2.1 - Web Accessibility Analysis
We used the POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) the four main guiding principles of accessibility upon to assess web accessibility.
1.2.2: Captions (Prerecorded)
Captions for the video playing on the website is not present.
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1.3.3: Sensory Characteristics
We enlarged text and highlighted graphics for easy album recognition.
02
1.4.3: Contrast (Minimum)
All appropriate contrast ratios are maintained for the texts.
03
1.4.12: Text Spacing
Fixed letter spacing to adhere to 0.12 times the font size.
04
More Rcommendations
Missing descriptions: Add alt text for all images and non-text elements.
Keyboard trap: Fix the article page navigation issue for keyboard users with VoiceOver to avoid entering the keyboard trap.
Video accessibility: Add captions to all videos on the Pitchfork.com video page.
Consider accessibility plugins: Explore plugins to address visual design accessibility issues.
