Accessibility Checklist for Virtual Career Fairs
A practical checklist to make sure your virtual career fair is usable by everyone — and compliant with WCAG and Section 508.
Keyboard navigation everywhere
Every interactive element — lobby, booths, chats, webinars — must be reachable with a keyboard. Skip-to-content links and visible focus states are non-negotiable.
Captions and transcripts
Live captions during webinars, and transcripts on demand afterwards. This is required by law in many jurisdictions and basic respect everywhere else.
Color contrast and resizable text
Aim for WCAG AA at minimum. Test with browser zoom up to 200% and verify nothing breaks.
Screen reader support in chat
ARIA labels on every chat element, sensible reading order, and audible new-message notifications. Generic 'div soup' chat boxes fail badly here.
Alternative formats
Offer an audio-only mode for low-bandwidth users and a text-only fallback for users who cannot use video. Inclusive defaults grow your audience.
Test with real users
Internal accessibility audits help. A 30-minute session with a real screen reader user tells you ten things you missed.