Calm sign-up page accessibility optimization

I really liked the way you presented your work and highlighted all the key pain points regarding accessibility.

From a UX writing perspective, I was impressed with how you handled error states, especially those related to password requirements. It’s convenient for users to see their progress while creating a password, and the wording is clear and concise.

A few things I'd like to highlight: adding "required" to every placeholder/field label felt a bit excessive. I'd suggest removing it. It’s a common practice to include only the required fields, especially in the sign-up flow, as it helps reduce cognitive load and prevents users from feeling overwhelmed by too many fields, thereby encouraging them to complete the sign-up. Another approach could be to add "optional" for any fields that are not required (if there are any in your flow).

Lastly, I noticed one issue: in the error state for the email address field, some letters are missing, and extra spaces have been added.

I like how you made the like account link buttons smaller but I worry about removing the clarifying text. Have you considered adding the clarifying text to the page divider after “or” as making it "or continue with.”

The button after the input fields makes me think that the button is clickable when it is not due to it being darker. Do you have any other solutions you have tried?