Building Accessible UIs with Tailwind Pack

Learn how Tailwind Pack components include accessibility features by default and best practices for inclusive design.

What is Digital Accessibility?

Digital accessibility ensures websites and apps are usable by people with disabilities. It benefits everyone by improving usability and broadening your audience reach.

Tailwind Pack components are designed with accessibility in mind, using semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and keyboard navigation.

Accessibility illustration showing various users engaging with web content

Core Accessibility Features

Semantic HTML

All components use valid HTML5 semantic elements like button, nav, and dialog for proper screen reader interpretation.

Keyboard Support

Focus management, tab order, and keyboard shortcuts are built into core components with focus states.


// Example: Accessible Button with role and keyboard handling
import { Button } from '@tailwind-pack/react';

function AccessibleButton() {
  return (
    <Button 
      aria-label="Close dialog"
      onClick={() => alert('Closed')}
      className="focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500"
    >
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    </Button>
  );
}

ARIA Best Practices

WAI-ARIA Roles

Components use ARIA roles like role="dialog" and role="menu" to enhance screen reader context.

role="button" aria-pressed="false"

Labeling

Clear aria-label and aria-describedby attributes explain components purpose.

aria-label="Save form"

States

Dynamic states like aria-expanded and aria-disabled for interactive elements.

aria-expanded="true"

Accessibility Testing

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Automated Testing

Use tools like Axe or Lighthouse to run automated accessibility audits against your components.


# Run with Lighthouse
npx lighthouse http://your-app.com --view

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Manual Testing

Test with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver
Verify keyboard navigation works with Tab, Arrow Keys, Enter
Validate color contrasts with tools like Color Contrast Analyser

Learning Resources

WCAG Guidelines

Follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) for all UI elements.

AXE Dev Tools

Use browser extensions for real-time accessibility validation of UI components.