Orbit | Accessibility Assistant

Accessibility checks, built into every tab.

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Built on open standards, not guesswork.
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We didn't invent our own accessibility rules. Orbit is built on axe-core, the same engine used by major testing tools industry-wide, and pairs it with WCAG 2.x contrast math and The A11y Project's community-maintained checklist, so what you see in Orbit reflects established, peer-reviewed accessibility guidance.

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Orbit Capabilities

A gravity tool, designed for transparency.
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Methodology

Orbit automates what can be reliably automated, and is transparent about the rest. Automated tools like axe-core are excellent at catching objective, rule-based violations, but a meaningful share of WCAG success criteria require human judgment.

What's Automated

  • Missing or empty alt attributes
  • Insufficient color contrast ratios
  • Missing form labels
  • Invalid or misused ARIA attributes
  • Missing document landmarks
  • Duplicate IDs
  • Missing page language attributes
  • Heading structure issues (ex. skipped levels)

What Needs a Human Touch

  • Alt text accuracy and meaning, not just presence
  • Logical reading order for screen reader users
  • True keyboard operability of custom widgets
  • Clarity of error messages
  • Content that makes sense out of visual context
  • Intuitive interactions for screen reader and switch device users
  • No automated scanner, including Orbit, can verify these.