Shadow Page

A separate, simplified version of a web page created specifically to meet accessibility requirements, typically offering a text-only or reduced-complexity version of the original content. While shadow pages can address some accessibility barriers, they are generally considered a poor practice because they are costly to maintain, often fall out of sync with the main content, and cannot address the diversity of user needs. A text-only shadow page, for example, does not help users who need larger text, different colors, or image descriptions. Current best practice favors making the primary page itself accessible rather than maintaining parallel accessible versions.