Accessibility

In Day 17 of its Drupal Advent Calendar, Freelock focuses on accessible form error handling. The post explains why vague error messages harm usability and outlines how Drupal’s Inline Form Errors module helps ensure that users can identify and fix form issues quickly and clearly. ...more

Freelock’s Day 18 entry in the Drupal Advent Calendar underscores the importance of user control over timeouts, auto-playing media, and motion effects. The post outlines how inaccessible defaults like session expirations and moving carousels can disrupt users and provides Drupal-specific strategies to improve usability for all. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Day 16 post emphasizes the importance of accessible video content, breaking down captioning standards and advocating for sign language interpretation. It provides clear Drupal implementation guidance and outlines best practices for live and prerecorded media. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Calendar Day 12 takes a deep dive into the often-overlooked world of audio description for video accessibility. Drawing on practical research and firsthand discovery, the post explains when audio description is necessary, how it works, and how Drupal site builders can begin incorporating it through modules like Able Player and thoughtful content planning. ...more

On Day 15 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar, the spotlight turned to Editoria11y, a module that empowers content editors to catch and fix accessibility issues as they work. Designed for non-developers, it delivers instant feedback directly within the editing workflow, helping prevent common problems before they reach live pages. ...more

Freelock's latest Advent post exposes the failures of accessibility overlays, which promise instant compliance but often cause more harm than good. Backed by legal cases, expert consensus, and real-world testing, the post urges site owners to avoid these tools and commit to real, code-based accessibility practices. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Day 14 post highlights the foundational role of semantic HTML in web accessibility. By exploring the principle of “Info and Relationships” from WCAG 1.3.1, it explains why styling alone isn’t enough and how Drupal makes it easier to build inclusive, structured websites. ...more

The AI Accessibility Checker, developed by Kiran Kadam under QED42, uses OpenAI to scan frontend codebases for WCAG violations. With support for CLI and GitHub Actions, it helps teams automate accessibility audits and integrate them into development workflows. ...more

Freelock’s Day 9 Advent Calendar post highlights common accessibility issues with tooltips and other hover- or focus-triggered elements. The article explains WCAG 1.4.13 and offers practical design guidance to ensure that these features are usable for all, including screen magnifier and keyboard users. ...more

Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar focuses on a crucial accessibility and UX topic: error prevention for critical actions. The post unpacks WCAG 2.1’s requirement 3.3.4, providing practical examples and actionable guidance for making irreversible user actions safer—especially in legal, financial, and data-sensitive contexts. ...more

James Shields' Day 3 post in the Drupal Advent Calendar recaps a DrupalCon Vienna session on using alt text effectively for accessible images. Presenters AmyJune Hineline and Chris Vickery shared real-world examples using music album covers to highlight what works and what doesn’t when it comes to describing visual content. ...more

Day 3 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar emphasizes the importance of using headers and labels to improve accessibility. The post explains how structuring content with proper header levels benefits both screen readers and search engines, and outlines best practices aligned with WCAG standards. ...more