Accessibility

The Philosophy

Let’s be real: I’m blind. I use a screen reader every single day. I know exactly how frustrating it is when a website is nothing but a soup of unlabelled buttons and low-contrast text.

When I built Greg’s Place, accessibility wasn’t an afterthought or a compliance checklist—it was the foundation. My goal is simple: this site should work perfectly for everyone, regardless of how you browse the web. Whether you’re using NVDA, VoiceOver, a braille display, or just really cranked-up text magnification, you are welcome here.

The Standards

I target WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. To achieve this, I’ve made some specific design choices:

• Semantic HTML: Everything is built with proper heading structures (h1–h6) and landmarks so you can navigate by rotor or shortcut keys without getting a headache.
• High Contrast: I use an “Outlined Card” design system that relies on distinct borders rather than subtle shadows.
• Privacy Facades: Video embeds (like YouTube) are static images until you click them. This prevents keyboard traps and keeps third-party tracking scripts off your back.
• No “Mouse-Only” Nonsense: If you can click it, you can tab to it.

The Reality Check

This is a personal site, not a corporate enterprise. I am the design team, the dev team, and the QA department. While I test everything thoroughly with my own tools, bugs happen. Updates break things. Sometimes I just mess up.

Feedback

If you hit a barrier, please tell me. I don’t want to just “log the ticket”—I want to fix it.

• Contact Me: Drop me a line via the Contact Page.
• The Details: If you can, tell me what browser or assistive tech you were using when things went sideways.

Let’s keep the web open.