The A11Y Project is a community-driven website and resource hub that makes digital accessibility easier to understand and implement.
The project addresses the challenge of accessibility knowledge fragmentation by centralizing guidance, best practices, and community contributions in one accessible location. It uses Eleventy as a static site generator to manage content authored in Markdown, Sass, Nunjucks, and JSON, allowing contributors to focus on accessibility information rather than complex infrastructure. The site serves as both an educational resource and a living document that evolves through community participation.
The project suits organizations and individuals seeking to improve their accessibility practices, from beginners learning foundational concepts to experienced practitioners contributing specialized knowledge. It works well for teams that want a reference they can trust and contribute to, and for anyone building accessibility expertise within their organization. The project explicitly welcomes contributions of posts, resources, and other content through its documented contribution process, making it suitable for those who want to share their accessibility knowledge with a broader audience.
The project maintains clear governance through a Code of Conduct, contributor documentation, and a content style guide that all contributors must follow before submitting. Development activity centers on managing an Eleventy-based static site that requires Node.js and Git, with straightforward local setup instructions provided for contributors. The project emphasizes community participation as its core mechanism for growth, relying on contributors to expand and maintain its accessibility guidance rather than a small core team.
