City of Chicago Website Accessibility

[Ryan-Koch]

Tracking notes and developments for City website accessibility improvement project(s)

[noahkconley]

Tab indices on HTML elements and proper DOM hierarchy would make the site more usable

[noahkconley]

An argument for why more applications and websites should have a dark mode

https://hackernoon.com/apple-and-others-need-a-dark-mode-for-people-like-molly-watt-ae9fdc38479f

[Ryan-Koch]

Questions about website:

• What CMS/backend system is used?
• How much latitude is going to be given for improvement work?
  • What scope applies? How much improvement is 'good enough?'
• Who are the target audiences?
• Are there government websites to look to for guidance?
  • https://smartcitiescouncil.com/article/5-best-city-websites
  • http://www1.nyc.gov
  • https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/accessibility.html
  • https://www.in.gov/core/
• Can we get access to google analytics data?