Accessibility

How we build for keyboard, screen-reader, and mobile readers — and how to report a barrier.

Our commitment

Southwest Dallas News aims to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA across the public site. We use semantic HTML, visible focus states, skip links, labeled forms, and sufficient color contrast in both light and dark themes.

What we support today

Keyboard navigation for primary flows, screen-reader labels on interactive controls, reduced-motion-friendly animations, resizable text without broken layouts, and per-route page titles for orientation.

Known limitations

Some third-party source pages linked from briefs may not meet the same standards. Interactive maps use SVG pins with text alternatives. We are continuing to improve tap-target size on mobile chips and nested controls in dense story lists.

Request accommodations

If you hit a barrier reading or using the site, tell us what page and what you were trying to do. We respond to accessibility reports through the same corrections channel.

Report an issue via Corrections or Submit a tip and include “accessibility” in the subject.