A comprehensive web accessibility (a11y) learning project built with Next.js, demonstrating various accessibility patterns and best practices.
This project serves as a practical guide to web accessibility, featuring multiple examples of accessible UI components and interaction patterns. It's designed for learning and implementing WCAG guidelines in modern web applications.
- Focus Trap: Keyboard navigation trap implementation with Escape key support
- Accessible Forms: Form validation and error handling with proper ARIA attributes
- View Toggle: Collapsible sections using native
<details>elements
- Accessible Navigation Menu:
- Keyboard navigable dropdown submenus
- Proper ARIA attributes (
aria-expanded,aria-haspopup,aria-controls) - Focus management and trap functionality
- Support for both mouse and keyboard interactions
Install dependencies:
pnpm installRun the development server:
pnpm devOpen http://localhost:3000 to view the project.
- Keyboard Navigation: Full keyboard support with Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, and Escape keys
- Screen Reader Support: Proper semantic HTML and ARIA attributes
- Focus Management: Visual focus indicators and logical focus order
- Hydration Safe: No client/server mismatch issues
- Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)
- Styling: Tailwind CSS
- Language: TypeScript
- Package Manager: pnpm
app/
├── components/
│ └── Menu.tsx # Accessible navigation menu
├── day2-focus-trap/ # Focus trap example
├── day2-form/ # Accessible form example
├── day2-view-toggle/ # Collapsible sections example
└── page.tsx # Home page
This project demonstrates practical implementations of:
- WCAG 2.1 Guidelines
- ARIA Authoring Practices
- Keyboard accessibility patterns
- Focus management techniques
The project follows modern React and Next.js best practices with a focus on accessibility from the ground up.