Accessibility Quadrants for Browserstack <break> Point
30 Apr 2026
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Jenna Charlton
BrowserStack
I've just recorded a session on Riverside for BrowserStack's conference Breakpoint. Had a wonderful host in Jenna Charlton and shared my Accessibility Quadrants visual heuristic.
The quality might not be the best, so I'm writing them out too, rather than adding alt-text. They are written as team rules or as entries in definitions of ready or done.
Readability
No all capitals in menus or headings
Multistep flows will show what step the user is on, e.g. 1 of 4
The Plain English Guide will be used
If acronyms are used, they will be explained
The site can be used and read when zoomed to 200 and 400%
Inclusive language
Information capture will have title and gender optional
For clients who insist on pronoun capture, and 'other' text field will be provided
All text will be gender neutral
User experience
Designs will include a keyboard flow order
Mobile first design will be used to ensure it works on screens of all sizes
Keyboard and screen reader testing will be included in each sprint
Compliance
One person on each team will become familiar with the legislation and share knowledge with the wider team
Bi-annual VPATs (Voluntary Product Assessment Template report) will be commissioned from an external provider
The team will use WebAIMs WCAG 2 checklist as a reference
The quality might not be the best, so I'm writing them out too, rather than adding alt-text. They are written as team rules or as entries in definitions of ready or done.
Readability
No all capitals in menus or headings
Multistep flows will show what step the user is on, e.g. 1 of 4
The Plain English Guide will be used
If acronyms are used, they will be explained
The site can be used and read when zoomed to 200 and 400%
Inclusive language
Information capture will have title and gender optional
For clients who insist on pronoun capture, and 'other' text field will be provided
All text will be gender neutral
User experience
Designs will include a keyboard flow order
Mobile first design will be used to ensure it works on screens of all sizes
Keyboard and screen reader testing will be included in each sprint
Compliance
One person on each team will become familiar with the legislation and share knowledge with the wider team
Bi-annual VPATs (Voluntary Product Assessment Template report) will be commissioned from an external provider
The team will use WebAIMs WCAG 2 checklist as a reference
Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
STEC and SQEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
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