Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP Accessibility Audit
Web Accessibility Remediation for Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP website to make it conforms with the WCAG technical standards and comply with the ADA.
This Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP accessibility audit and WCAG 2.1 AA remediation covered the website of a United States law firm known for its work in disability rights and access litigation.
For a firm that fights for accessibility, the website must hold itself to the very standard it defends. Many of the firm’s clients are disabled people who use assistive technology, so an inaccessible page would undercut both the firm’s mission and its credibility.
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Why accessibility matters for a legal-services site
A professional-services website in the United States is itself a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III, and WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the standard courts and regulators look to. For a disability-rights firm the case is even stronger — the site must model the access it champions. For a law firm the practical stakes are clear: a contact form a screen-reader user cannot complete, or content a keyboard user cannot reach, turns away a prospective client at the very moment they need help.
Scope and standard
Our Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP accessibility audit assessed the site against WCAG 2.1 Level AA, mapped to ADA Title III, across the journeys that matter for a law firm: practice and case-area pages, attorney profiles, contact and intake forms, articles and resources, and site navigation.
How we ran the Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP accessibility audit
- Screen-reader testing with JAWS and NVDA on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS and iOS, and TalkBack on Android
- Automated audits with Deque axe, Google Lighthouse and WAVE
- Keyboard-only operation of every step, with attention to focus order and a clearly visible focus indicator
- Colour-contrast analysis, plus 400% zoom and reflow testing for low-vision users
What accessibility means on each part of the site
Because Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP is built to inform and to convert enquiries, our Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP accessibility audit focused on the parts a prospective client relies on:
- Practice and service pages need a clear heading structure and readable content, so a screen-reader user can find the right area of help quickly.
- Contact and consultation forms need programmatic labels, clear instructions and announced errors, so reaching the firm never depends on sight or a mouse.
- Navigation and menus need to be fully keyboard-operable, with a clearly visible focus indicator.
- Links and buttons need meaningful names rather than “click here”, so their purpose is clear out of context.
- Content and layout need sufficient colour contrast and clean reflow at 400% zoom for low-vision visitors.
Outcome
This Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith LLP accessibility audit, combining manual and automated testing with remediation, brought the site into line with WCAG 2.1 AA expectations, so people using a screen reader or a keyboard can use it without barriers. Every fix was verified with assistive technology rather than assumed from an automated pass, so the result holds up in real use.