Website Accessibility is really just what it says on the tin!
An accessible website can be used by all visitors even if they have a disability.
When someone with a disability visits your website, do they find a welcoming place to explore or are they locked out from much of the content?
Imagine someone visiting your website who is blind. Can they use their screen reader software to find out what the text says on your site? Can they work out what the images are even though they cannot see them?
Creating an accessible website is important to ensure everyone can access your content and what’s more, it is good for your SEO, so what’s not to like?
A brief summary of Accessibility Guidelines
- Make sure all images have “alt tags” which describe what they illustrate.
- Ensure all your website functionality can be accessed just by using the keyboard and doesn’t rely on a mouse.
- Show links underlined so they are easy to spot and use descriptive information them. Do not put a link, for example, on the text “click here”.
- Be careful to provide adequate contrast between the page background and text.
- If you have Videos on the site, provide captions and transcripts.
- Likewise, if you have podcasts ensure there are transcripts for these.
- Keep the language on the site simple to make it accessible to all.
Further details on Accessible websites may be found on W3.0rg
