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Cherokee County Animal Shelter

ADA Title II compliant digital rebuild for a county animal services agency.

Role
Lead Developer & Accessibility Engineer
Timeline
2 weeks
Stack
React, TypeScript
Compliance
WCAG 2.1 AA / ADA Title II
Visual Interface

Design Showcase

Cherokee County Animal Shelter homepage concept
Cherokee County shelter two-building wayfinding UI
Cherokee County adoption portal
Cherokee County lost pets directory
Cherokee County volunteer portal

Proposed concept. Screenshots are design mockups.

Proof of Impact

Key Metrics & Results

Lighthouse Accessibility
100/100
Lighthouse Performance
100/100
Compliance standard
WCAG 2.1 AA / ADA Title II
Mobile LCP
2.1 seconds
The Challenge

Navigating the Obstacles

"The Cherokee County Animal Shelter had a federal ADA deadline approaching and a website that was failing the very community members who needed it most."

01

ADA Title II compliance deadline requiring immediate federal accessibility action

02

Two separate buildings (Adoption + Intake) causing resident confusion and wrong arrivals

03

Third-party adoption widgets injecting non-compliant code breaking screen reader navigation

The Solution

What We Built

A ground-up rebuild targeting 100/100 Lighthouse scores across all routes, with clear wayfinding between the two physical locations and accessible alternatives to all third-party widgets.

ADA Compliance

Remediating federal accessibility barriers before the Title II deadline.

Wayfinding

Visual systems to guide residents between Adoption and Intake buildings.

Widget Recode

Replacing non-compliant third-party widgets with accessible alternatives.

Performance

100/100 Lighthouse target for equitable access on all devices.

Technical Performance

Lighthouse Accessibility
100/100
Lighthouse Performance
100/100
Compliance standard
WCAG 2.1 AA / ADA Title II

Comprehensive Stack

ReactTypeScriptWCAG 2.1 AAADA Title II

Organizational Growth

Mobile LCP
2.1 seconds
Building wayfinding
Arrival errors eliminated
Test coverage
Playwright a11y regression tests across 14+ routes

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