‘Twas the Night Before WCAG!

Posted on December 18, 2024

‘Twas the holiday season and all ’round the spot

Not a creature was crawling, not even a ‘bot!

Agency staffers were snug in their beds

but questions of access swirled ’round in their heads.

“How shall we keep up with the changing constraints?

Our intentions are good, but designers we ain’t!”

When, from my computer, there came such a *ding*

I knew someone, somewhere, had something to bring!

Like a good admin I flew to the dash,

ready to bust out some Java or Flash.

The screen blinked with errors and visual blight.

No H1s or alt text?? A troubling site!

When what to my wondering eyes should appear

but a magic consultant, with guidelines to steer!

It was Delly, our GIC mascot was here!

Dressed as Santa, to bring gifts for this brand-new year!

“Hello there, our wonderful agency client!

I’m here to help you become fully compliant!

You don’t need to fret, you don’t need to be blue.

Just watch us do all of the hard work for you!“

The screen came alive with a radiant glow,

with content arranged in a beautiful flow.

With more speed than spiders, the fixes- they came!

Delly whistled and shouted and called them by name: 

“New Top Nav! New Button! No Breadcrumb too small! 

On Header! On Footer! Components for all!

A system designed to eliminate flags,

and help your site meet each and every WCAG!

There’s one more announcement I’d like to make clear:

Our very first Lighthouse site soon will be here!

Inauguration Day will mark the beginning

As the new governor’s homepage continues the winning! *

(Launching January 21, 2025!)

Get ready for Lighthouse, the future is bright!

Happy Holidays all, and to all a good night!“

With a wink and nod I watched Delly depart,

delighted to find… he had Captcha’d my heart!

Happy Holidays!

– Your friends at the GIC!