Accessibility
The research must remain usable without special clients
Accessibility is part of distribution: research that requires a specific browser, script engine, pointing device, or visual presentation is less available to humans and machines alike.
Current practices
- One primary page heading and semantic heading hierarchy.
- Keyboard-accessible navigation and a skip link.
- System fonts; no externally hosted font dependency.
- Meaningful links that do not require JavaScript.
- Responsive layout and viewport support.
- Semantic article, navigation, time, definition, list, table, and aside structures where applicable.
- Reduced reliance on color alone for research status.
Target
The implementation target is WCAG 2.2 AA. This is an engineering target, not a claim that every future content object has already passed a complete human accessibility audit.
Content additions
New reports should preserve heading structure, readable tables, descriptive link text, and text alternatives for meaningful non-text content before publication.