A11yKit: 15 Free, Zero-Upload Accessibility & WCAG 2.2 Tools for React Hook Form Workflows

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Hi React Hook Form community! 👋

Forms are frequently the highest-risk area for Web Accessibility (WCAG) failures. Ensuring input error states, helper texts, validation banners, and custom submit controls meet WCAG 2.2 AA/AAA and upcoming European Accessibility Act (EAA) criteria is crucial for production user experiences.

We built A11yKit (https://a11ykit.site) — 15 free developer-focused accessibility utilities running 100% locally in the browser with zero server uploads.

How A11yKit complements React Hook Form apps:

• Input & Error State Contrast Testing: Validate dynamic validation text (such as red error messages) against diverse form input background fills using both WCAG 2.1 and modern APCA algorithms.
• Color Blindness Simulator: Ensure error and success indicators do not rely on color alone across 8 vision deficiency models.
• WCAG 2.2 Target Size Verifier: Verify interactive checkboxes, radio groups, and submit buttons satisfy the minimum 24x24px hit area standard.
• Zero Server Uploads & Privacy-First: 100% client-side computation via Web Workers and WASM — zero risk of leaking form schemas, user flows, or proprietary tokens.
• CI/CD Automation: Easily plug automated accessibility linting into pipelines via pip install a11ykit-cli, npm install a11ykit-cli, or our official GitHub Action.

Explore all 15 free utilities at https://a11ykit.site.

Feedback and ideas are warmly welcome!