1. Content and navigation
The site provides:
- a logical heading structure;
- keyboard-accessible navigation;
- a visible keyboard focus state;
- a skip-to-content link;
- descriptive page titles;
- descriptive link text;
- consistent navigation labels;
- accessible breadcrumb navigation;
- clear error and status messaging; and
- mobile layouts designed intentionally rather than merely scaled down.
2. Typography and readability
The visual system should preserve:
- readable body type;
- sufficient line height;
- controlled line length;
- strong contrast;
- meaningful whitespace;
- no long decorative all-caps paragraphs;
- no text placed over a busy image without adequate separation; and
- zoom behavior that does not force horizontal reading for ordinary content.
3. Evidence labels
VERIFIED, EDITORIAL VIEW, and PAID PARTNER must never depend on color alone. FIELD NOTE formatting must also remain understandable without color.
Each label should include:
- exact text;
- an accessible name;
- a distinct icon or shape;
- sufficient contrast; and
- a nearby definition or link to the full definition.
PAID PARTNER must remain obvious to a reader using high contrast, zoom, a screen reader, or keyboard navigation.
4. Images
Every meaningful image requires alt text describing its editorial purpose.
Alt text should not:
- repeat the caption word for word when that adds no value;
- claim a current condition the image cannot prove;
- use “image of” unnecessarily;
- identify a person beyond the name used publicly; or
- imply that stock or archival photography is field-observed reporting.
Decorative images should use an appropriate empty alternative. Complex maps or diagrams need an accessible text equivalent.
5. Video and audio
Video should include:
- synchronized captions;
- an accessible transcript;
- a visible play/pause control;
- no autoplay with sound;
- no background video required for understanding;
- a warning before footage with rapid club lighting or intense sensory content; and
- no strobe-heavy loop used as decoration.
Audio information necessary to understand the content should have a text equivalent. Important visual information in a video should be conveyed in narration or an additional description when practical.
6. Motion
The design should respect reduced-motion preferences.
Do not require:
- parallax;
- autoplaying carousels;
- scrolling marquees;
- moving text;
- pulsing buttons;
- flashing effects; or
- decorative motion that interferes with reading.
7. Tables and comparison tools
Decision matrices and comparison tables should use:
- real table headers;
- clear row and column labels;
- a meaningful reading order;
- mobile presentation that preserves associations;
- text rather than icons alone; and
- no horizontal overflow without an accessible alternative.
A complex comparison may use stacked decision cards on mobile when that is clearer than a wide table.
8. Forms and contact routes
The launch site uses no public contact, newsletter, account, booking, or lead-generation form.
If forms are added later, they must include:
- visible labels;
- instructions;
- keyboard access;
- programmatic error identification;
- clear consent language;
- no unnecessary personal-data request; and
- a privacy explanation.
Email links should identify their purpose.
9. Accessibility information about Cabo businesses
The publication must not infer a venue's accessibility from photographs or marketing language.
When a guide discusses accessibility, verify relevant details from current sources where possible, such as:
- step-free route;
- sand or uneven-surface route;
- accessible restroom;
- seating and table clearance;
- parking or drop-off;
- elevator availability;
- high sound levels;
- flashing or rapidly changing lighting;
- shade and heat exposure;
- service-animal policy; and
- an official contact for current accommodations.
A checked date and limitation should accompany volatile accessibility information.
10. Requesting assistance or reporting a barrier
Email accessibility assistance requests and barrier reports to [email protected].
A useful report includes:
- the page URL;
- the device and browser, if known;
- the assistive technology, if relevant;
- the barrier encountered; and
- the information or task the reader was trying to access.
11. Conformance statement
The Cabo Lifestyle is designed toward WCAG 2.2 Level AA and continues to review accessibility across its content, navigation, media, and decision tools.
This is a design target, not a claim that every page or third-party destination has received formal conformance certification. Reports sent to the accessibility address are reviewed as part of continued improvement.
Calls to action
- REQUEST ACCESSIBILITY HELP → EMAIL THE ACCESSIBILITY TEAM
- READ THE CORRECTIONS PROCESS → CORRECTIONS AND UPDATE REQUESTS
- READ THE PRIVACY POLICY → PRIVACY POLICY
Related pages
Source notes
- W3C, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/ — checked August 14, 2026.
Freshness control
Review after every material design-system change, new media format, new form, new third-party embed, or accessibility audit, and at least annually.