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thomassweet/a11y-foundation — explained in plain English

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13VueAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

An accessibility-first CSS and Vue 3 playground demonstrating WCAG rules, cascade layers, design tokens, and modern CSS features with little to no JavaScript.

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  root((a11y-foundation))
    What it does
      WCAG rule demos
      Cascade layer architecture
      Modern CSS showcase
    Tech stack
      Vue
      TypeScript
      SCSS
      Vitest
    Use cases
      Learn accessible CSS patterns
      Reference accessible components
      Test preference handling
    Audience
      Developers
      Accessibility learners

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Study how cascade layers can let user accessibility preferences always override component styles.

VIBE 2

Toggle live WCAG rule demos to see exactly what each accessibility criterion prevents.

VIBE 3

Reference accessible Vue components like a modal dialog or form fields with proper error wiring.

what's the stack?

VueTypeScriptSCSSVitestPlaywright

how it stacks up fr

thomassweet/a11y-foundationbaiyuetribe/naive-ui-like-nuxt3-templateglomatico/am-mix
Stars131214
LanguageVueVueVue
Last pushed2022-03-16
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

A demo and learning playground, not meant to be installed as a dependency.

in plain english

This project is an accessibility focused styling foundation for the web, built as a Vue 3 site that doubles as both a demo and a learning resource. It walks through four connected ideas: what the official accessibility standard, WCAG, actually requires, the practical craft of meeting those requirements, what modern CSS now makes possible without needing extra JavaScript, and finally proof that the approach genuinely works through automated and manual testing. At its core the project uses a layered CSS architecture called cascade layers, arranged so that a user's own preferences, like reduced motion, high contrast, or dark mode, always take priority over the site's own component styles, without relying on complicated specificity tricks or forcing styles with important flags. Colors are defined once as design tokens and then adapted automatically for light or dark themes using native CSS color functions, and a small theming engine can generate a full, contrast safe color palette from just two starting seed colors, with eight ready made presets to try. The site includes live demonstrations of individual WCAG accessibility rules, each with a toggle that lets you intentionally break the rule so you can feel exactly what it is meant to prevent. There is also a catalog of small demos showing off newer CSS platform features, organized by how widely each feature is supported across browsers, and a set of reusable SCSS mixins for detecting user preferences and input capabilities like touch versus hover. Newer browser features are added as progressive enhancements, meaning browsers that support them get a richer experience while older browsers still get something usable rather than a broken page. The project also ships a handful of accessible Vue components, written entirely in TypeScript, including a button, a modal dialog, and form fields with properly wired hints and error messages. This is described by its author as a playground and demo rather than something meant to be installed as a dependency in another project, aimed at developers who want to study or reference solid accessibility patterns in modern CSS and Vue. It has 13 stars.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain how the cascade layer order in this project makes user preferences win without important flags.
prompt 2
Show me how the seed-driven theming engine derives a full color palette from two OKLCH seeds.
prompt 3
Help me adapt the reduced-motion and forced-colors mixins from this repo into my own project.
prompt 4
Walk me through how the axe sweep and keyboard tests in this repo check accessibility.

Frequently asked questions

what is a11y-foundation fr?

An accessibility-first CSS and Vue 3 playground demonstrating WCAG rules, cascade layers, design tokens, and modern CSS features with little to no JavaScript.

What language is a11y-foundation written in?

Mainly Vue. The stack also includes Vue, TypeScript, SCSS.

How hard is a11y-foundation to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is a11y-foundation for?

Mainly developer.

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