Blue Collar Labs

Policies · Accessibility

Accessibility
isn't optional.

Tradespeople have eyes, ears, and hands of every kind. A site that only works for some of them is a site that's failing the rest. Here's our target, what we know works, what we know is broken, and how to tell us when we miss something.

Effective 2026-05-04. Last reviewed 2026-05-04.

Target

WCAG 2.1 AA

We aim to meet the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at the AA level on every page of bluecollarlabs.org. New pages and components are reviewed against AA before they ship.

What we test

Keyboard, screen reader, contrast

  • • Keyboard-only navigation through every form and CTA.
  • • VoiceOver (macOS, iOS) and TalkBack (Android) on key conversion paths.
  • • Color-contrast ratios — body text 4.5:1+, large text 3:1+.
  • • Reduced motion preference is respected on animated elements.
  • • Forms have visible labels, inline errors, and meaningful field names.

What we know is imperfect

Honest list, not a denial

  • • Some embedded carousel images don't yet have full descriptive alt text — we're working through them.
  • • PDF resources (e.g., the Defense Pack) aren't fully tagged for screen readers — HTML versions are on the roadmap.
  • • Live-counter widgets fall back gracefully when JS is disabled, but a screen reader may need to refresh to hear updated numbers.

If something blocks you

Tell us; we'll fix it fast

Email hello@bluecollarlabs.org with:

  • • The page URL.
  • • What you were trying to do.
  • • What broke or wasn't usable.
  • • Your assistive tech (screen reader, switch device, etc.) if relevant.

We acknowledge within 2 business days and aim to ship a fix within 10 business days for AA-blocking issues. If we can't, we'll tell you why and offer an alternate way to get what you needed.

Standards we follow

WCAG 2.1 AA · Section 508 (federal grant compatibility) · ADA Title III spirit for nonprofit web presences. Our build pipeline runs astro check for type/route correctness on every deploy; accessibility checks are manual review + assistive-tech testing on conversion-critical pages.