Scientific Hugo - WCAG conformance

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📝 Summary

The current status of the Scientific Computing Hugo theme WCAG compliance is unknown (at this time).
Through this deliverable, we will work towards meeting compliance for WCAG 2.1 AA and aim for the theme to be accessible by:

• Screen reader users
• low vision users

🚀 Tasks / Deliverables

Deliverables

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1. Scientific Hugo - Accessibility audit #26
   area: Hugo theme area: accessibility ♿ area: workflows mission: access-centred ♿ team: quansight-labs type: deliverable 📦 +6
   
2. Accessibility remediation work - design and UX/UI
3. Accessibility remediation work - web development
4. Develop and publish a WCAG compliance statement for the Scientific Computing Hugo theme

Stretch goals

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1. Strech: consider COGA recommendations

📅 Estimated completion

12 months milestone

📋 Additional information

• WCAG accessibility guidelines
• UK gov - accessibility primer: code
• UK gov - accessibility primer: design
• How to meet WCAG - quick reference
• gov.uk - testing for accessibility
• gov.uk - doing a basic accessibility audit
• W3C COGA WG - Making content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities
• W3C COGA WG - gh repository

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This work is currently blocked on the Hugo side of things while we wait for feedback and guidance on when the remediation work will happen