At Barrel, we design and build Shopify websites with accessibility as a key requirement. We also help brands remediate existing websites to improve accessibility.
An accessible Shopify experience is crucial for reaching a broader audience and ensuring that everyone can access your products and services.
Implementing accessibility best practices not only enhances the user experience but also aligns with legal requirements like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Having an accessible website mitigates any legal action that can be taken against your business.
We design according to ADA best practices, focusing on color contrast, typography hierarchy, and UI/UX accessibility.
Adhering to WCAG's guidelines, we incorporate semantic HTML, ARIA labels, and keyboard navigation when building and testing our sites.
We collaborate with clients to remediate findings from accessibility audits on their Shopify website.
We train our clients to ensure that the content on their site is accessible to all users with our in-depth Shopify website content management training.
We integrate accessibility checks, including screen reader testing, into our QA process using tools like WAVE every time new updates are made to the site.
For clients looking to obtain a letter of conformance and in-depth testing, we work with leading accessibility firm Allyant to provide extra support.
Automated web accessibility scanners leave gaps in your compliance. Allyant's highly-skilled accessibility experts will evaluate websites using assistive technologies and send a comprehensive report.
Barrel helps brands remediate findings from the accessibility audit, ensuring that the audit issues are implemented. Upon completion, Allyant issues a letter of conformance certifying compliance.
Before the audit begins, we align with the client and audit partner on the accessibility level they are looking to achieve (e.g. A, AA, AAA).
Allyant runs a comprehensive accessibility audit on the Shopify site with a mix of real users and assistive technologies.
Barrel implements the findings from the audit. We first create a roadmap to estimate the effort and then prioritize all of the issues.
Once all of the issues have been remediated, Allyant issues a letter of conformance certifying the website's compliance.
