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ADA on Sanity: complete compliance checklist
Implementing ADA compliance on Sanity means addressing the platform's specific failure modes (schema design without required alt text, portable text renderers losing semantics) while applying Americans with Disabilities Act success criteria across content, code, and editorial workflow.
ADA in 60 seconds
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a 1990 US federal civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public services, transportation, and 'public accommodations' — a category that US courts and the DOJ have repeatedly interpreted to include websites and mobile apps.
Sanity accessibility — what you are starting with
Sanity's headless model means accessibility is delivered downstream. The Studio is reasonably accessible; the failure mode is schema design and front-end rendering.
ADA setup checklist for Sanity
1. Require alt text in image schema: Validation rules at schema level.
2. Audit Portable Text renderer: Map block types to semantic HTML.
Common ADA failures on Sanity
• Schema design without required alt text
• Portable Text renderers losing semantics
Putting it together
Combine ADA's Level AA requirements with Sanity's native tooling. Bake accessibility into your component library and editorial workflow; instrument axe-core in CI for regression.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Cited answers. Sourced. Updated as standards and case law change.
Is Sanity ADA-compliant out of the box?
Sanity Studio targets WCAG 2.1 AA. Consuming-app accessibility is the larger consideration.
What is the easiest path to ADA compliance on Sanity?
Start with the platform's most-accessible default theme (where applicable), audit each installed plugin/extension/module, train content authors on alt text and heading hierarchy, and instrument axe-core in your CI pipeline.
Is Sanity Studio accessible?
Sanity Studio targets WCAG 2.1 AA. Consuming-app accessibility is the larger consideration.
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