Over 1 billion people worldwide have a disability. If your web app isn't accessible, you're excluding roughly 15% of potential users — and exposing your company to legal risk.

The problem? Most legacy JavaScript codebases were never built with accessibility in mind. And most developers think fixing that means a full rewrite.

It doesn't.

The Real Approach

I've been coaching dev teams through accessible refactors for years. The pattern is always the same:

1. Audit — run axe-core, test with a screen reader, prioritize by impact

2. Fix foundations — semantic HTML, labels, landmarks (zero visual change)

3. Fix interactions — focus traps, keyboard nav, ARIA patterns

4. Fix dynamic content — live regions, accessible validation

5. Gate your CI — make inaccessible code unable to merge

Each step is additive. You never break production. You never rewrite from scratch.

What I Built

a11y Refactor Lab is a 6-module course that walks you through this exact process:

• 18 hands-on lessons with real code examples

• A final project refactoring a complete legacy app

• Certification on completion

• Community access for ongoing support

It's built for frontend and full-stack developers maintaining legacy codebases who need to hit WCAG 2.2 AA compliance without the luxury of starting over.

$265/month with a 1-day free trial. Start with the audit toolkit, and you'll find your first critical violations within an hour.

The web should work for everyone. Let's make your app part of that.