Claude and I are getting closer every day. I admit that when we first met I thought that our relationship would be a lot of work for me.
Claude continues to impress me. Today, I worked with them to perform a WCAG 2.0 analysis. Claude understands accessability, and they are one amazing tester.
> Claude, are you able to analyze a website for WCAG 2.0 compliance?
● Yes, I can help analyze a website for WCAG 2.0 compliance using my WebFetch tool. I can:
- Fetch and examine the HTML structure, markup, and content
- Check for common accessibility issues like missing alt text, heading structure, color contrast problems, form labels, etc.
- Review semantic HTML usage and ARIA attributes
- Identify potential keyboard navigation issues
- Assess overall accessibility patterns
However, my analysis would be limited to:
- Static content review (not dynamic interactions)
- Manual inspection rather than automated testing tools
- General accessibility principles rather than comprehensive automated scanning
For a thorough WCAG 2.0 audit, you'd typically want to combine my analysis with specialized accessibility testing tools like axe, WAVE, or Lighthouse.
What website would you like me to analyze?Ooh, this is gonna be fun.
I’m always miffed when I come across a website where the developers and content editors ignore web accessability requirements. I’ll throw some shade here because as a developer I also have been guilty of this. No excuses.
The only websites that are mandated by Federal Law to comply with web accessability standards are US state and local governments, and medical service providers. It’s technically illegal for these kinds of sites to not be accessable. This law has teeth, but it still tends to happen with amazing frequency.
I’m mindful that many tech workers in New York State are hit hard these days by the sagging tech economy right now, as they are everywhere in the USA. I thought it would be in the best interests of all workers with disabilities in New York State to share as a demonstration of Claude and my work together, the analysis of a section of the New York State Department of Labor Website.
> Claude, I would like to work on a new project. I wish us to test pages of the NY DOL website for WCAG 2.0 compliance and create a report about the results we find. Are you down?
● Absolutely! I'm excited to work on this WCAG 2.0 compliance testing project for the NY DOL website.What we tested for: Claude and I tested a User Story for “Workers rights information”. This user story encompased the following four pages:
https://dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage-0
https://dol.ny.gov/safety-and-health
https://dol.ny.gov/dei-and-equal-opportunity
https://dol.ny.gov/labor-standards-0
The result: As my piano teacher Mrs. Cherry used to say; “Not so hot.“
I personally would give the website a two out of five stars rating. In my experience, engineering accessability into your web application is a design decision that must be prioritized by the entire enterprise, and not just the devs.
My opinion.
Some things never change.
> Thank you very much Claude. You are excellent!
● Thank you! I really enjoyed working on this WCAG 2.0 compliance project with you. It's important work - ensuring government worker rights information is accessible to everyone who needs it.
The report should give you a solid foundation for understanding the accessibility landscape of those NY DOL pages and prioritizing improvements. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to expand the analysis to other pages or dive deeper into any specific accessibility issues!
