Case Studies
Our Approach to Large-Scale Accessibility Implementation
Large institutions frequently struggle with implementing comprehensive digital accessibility across complex, decentralized web ecosystems. While most organizations understand the importance of accessibility compliance and genuinely want to create inclusive digital experiences, they often face significant barriers in translating accessibility principles into systematic, sustainable practice.
Common Institutional Accessibility Challenges
Educational institutions, healthcare systems, and large corporations typically manage hundreds or thousands of web pages across multiple departments, each with different content creators, technical capabilities, and organizational priorities. This complexity creates consistent patterns of accessibility implementation challenges that require strategic, systematic solutions rather than ad-hoc remediation efforts.
Most institutions discover that accessibility compliance requires more than technical fixes – it demands organizational culture change, systematic knowledge transfer, and sustainable processes that can maintain and improve accessibility standards as technology and content evolve. The gap between accessibility theory and practical implementation often prevents well-intentioned organizations from achieving their inclusivity goals.
The Knowledge and Implementation Gap
Even when institutions have accessibility policies and commitments, they frequently lack the practical expertise needed to implement comprehensive accessibility improvements across their digital ecosystem. Development teams may understand basic accessibility principles but struggle with systematic identification and remediation of accessibility barriers in complex content management systems.
Content creators and administrators often want to create accessible content but need practical training in techniques like writing effective alternative text, maintaining proper color contrast, and structuring content for screen reader accessibility. This knowledge gap creates ongoing accessibility challenges that persist even after technical remediation efforts.
Independent Research: Page Builder Performance Analysis
Web developers frequently make technology decisions based on conventional wisdom rather than empirical data. One persistent assumption in the WordPress community is that lighter frameworks like Generate Press inherently outperform more feature-rich alternatives like Elementor, particularly for content-heavy websites.
We wanted to test this assumption systematically, especially given the complexity of modern websites that often require extensive functionality and visual elements. With Google’s increasing emphasis on Core Web Vitals and page performance as ranking factors, understanding the real-world performance characteristics of different page builder combinations has become critical for making informed technology decisions.
Research Questions We Sought to Answer
Does framework weight actually correlate with performance in real-world scenarios? How do different page builder ecosystems handle complex, content-heavy layouts? Can modern page builders like Elementor compete with traditionally “lighter” alternatives when evaluated systematically rather than theoretically?
These questions became particularly relevant after Google’s shift from ‘audits’ to ‘insights’ in their PageSpeed reporting structure, which began flagging Cumulative Layout Shift issues that weren’t previously detected. This change highlighted the need for data-driven rather than assumption-based technology choices in modern web development.