Webull Accessibility Audit

In 2024 I worked on an accessibility audit for Webull Financial during a class project. The timing of this project is relevant due to the evolving landscape of AI and an increasing need for ethical solutions, I applied this technology to solve accessibility problems. Here are some of my findings and solution ideas...

Webull failed to meet the WCAG 2.0, accessibility standards despite some of the efforts made by the team even with the integration of AccessiBe. For low vision users, Webull's trading dashboard doesn't use text and background colors that match color ratio requirements. Additionally, navigating with a keyboard is challenging as you cannot interact with tables or cards in an effective way, while they are also lacking alt text.

Focusing on the alt-text for graphics:

The lack of alt-text on these graphics prevents screen readers from accurately vocalizing a description of the graphics, making the dashboard virtually useless. Applying the ideas referenced by Amy Cesal and combining it with the power of a LLM like ChatGPT to generate and update the alt-text for graphics could make for a much more useful experience for people using screen reader technology.

This is an example of a redesigned dashboard with improved color contrast ratios (meeting the WCAG 2.0 guidelines) and the integration of AI to generate supporting alt-text for important graphics.

Thank you Elyse Voegeli for the support and guidance!