Accessible by Default, Not by Audit

An accessibility audit at the end of a project finds problems that were designed in at the start. The cheapest fix is always the one made before the build.

Contrast, focus order, target size, motion — all of them are decided while drawing, and all of them cost almost nothing at that moment.

The three we check first

• Can it be reached without a mouse, in an order that makes sense?
• Does every state read without relying on colour alone?
• Does the movement have an off switch?

None of it slows a project down. Finding it in an audit does.