Keyboard focus stays behind the open basket
After an item is added, Tab moves through the obscured page instead of into the basket controls. Escape closes the panel.
Website accessibility reviews and fixes
A web that welcomes everyone.
I’m Paddy, an independent web consultant. I find and fix website accessibility barriers that make it harder for people to browse, enquire or buy.
Discuss your websiteShare your website and the page or journey you’d like reviewed. We’ll agree where to start before work begins.
- Real people, not just a checklist
- Hands-on code fixes
- Clear advice. No jargon.
A FIRST LOOK, NOT A BLACK BOX
Know what’s
getting in the way.
Your first report makes the barriers easier to understand: what I found, who it affects, and how urgently it needs attention.
Prioritised findings
High, medium and low severity—not an opaque score.
Plain-English impact
Understand barriers to navigation, forms, enquiries and purchases.
A focused starting point
Use the findings to start a conversation about fixes.
An initial review of sampled public pages—not an exhaustive accessibility audit or a compliance certification.
Accessible Everyone
ANONYMISED SAMPLE
ONLINE SHOP / SAMPLED PAGES
Accessibility findings
Some shopping controls have no usable name
Screen-reader shoppers may not know which controls open the mobile menu or wishlist, submit a search, change quantity or move to more products.
Some labels and buttons have weak colour contrast
Sold-out labels, basket recommendation buttons and some support or newsletter text can be difficult to read for shoppers with low vision.
Three of five anonymised findings. Based on sampled public pages; supporting technical evidence is retained separately.
HOW THE WORK HAPPENS
Review.
Fix. Retest.
Share your website and the page or journey to prioritise. We’ll agree what will be reviewed, who will make the fixes and what will be handed over before work begins.
Discuss your websiteReview
Check the agreed pages or journey for keyboard access, screen reader use, forms and contrast. Document issues and priorities.
Fix
Turn findings into actionable fixes. Implement agreed changes or provide guidance for your team, with ownership set in the scope.
Retest
Recheck the agreed changes with keyboard and assistive technology. Record what is resolved, what remains and the next steps.
A defined scope. A useful handover.
Prioritised findings, agreed fix ownership and a retest record for the changes in scope.
A REAL FINDING / A TESTABLE RESPONSE
Worked example: proposed fix, not yet implemented
What happens after the finding?
The basket issue from the sample report shows how a finding can become a concrete change and a checkable outcome.
OBSERVED IN THE REPORT
Focus stays behind the basket.
After an item is added, Tab moves through the obscured page instead of into the basket controls. Escape closes the panel.
PROPOSED CORRECTION
Manage focus at the transition.
Move focus to a suitable basket control on opening. If the basket is modal, keep Tab within it while open. Restore focus to the trigger when it closes.
HOW TO CHECK IT
Repeat the shopping journey.
Add an item using only the keyboard. Check focus on open, Tab and Shift+Tab, Escape, and focus return on close. Check the controls with a screen reader.
Based on the basket-focus issue documented in the anonymised sample report.
Start with a priority page.
Got a website?
Let’s make it better.
I’ll reply by email to discuss what you need and agree the scope and cost before work begins.
You’ll work directly with me, from the first conversation through to the fixes.