WP Web Accessibility refers to WordPress Website Accessibility. WordPress is an open source content management system. WP Web or WordPress is designed with accessibility in mind but in order for a WordPress website to be truly accessible, website developers must select the right theme and WordPress plugins. WordPress users and the WordPress community as a…
The A11Y Project is a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier. The A11Y Project website provides: Fundamentals and principles behind accessible design A checklist based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) A community of designers who are interested in improving Web Content Accessibility Many resources, including: tools, books, videos, podcasts, newsletters, even professional help!…
Image via Pexels A website is a crucial element of any successful company. Your website should introduce potential customers to your business and show them what you have to offer. Unfortunately, many websites are not inclusive and don’t necessarily cater to people with disabilities. If you want to draw in a wider audience and make…
HTML button accessibility is a common problem on websites. Keyboard users routinely use the spacebar and the enter key to activate an html button control. When it doesn’t work, blind users can quickly become disoriented. Luckily this problem can be easily resolved by placing a simple JS script file on your website. It does require…
Forms must be carefully constructed to ensure accessibility. The form element must include an aria-label describing the purpose of the form. In the event of error or during a multiple step entry process, information previously entered must be auto populated or available for the user to select. Each form field must be labeled using the…
The W3C provides detailed instructions for creating accessible menus which we have summarized below along with providing some code examples for improving the accessibility of your menus: Verify that the menu is marked up using list markup (ul and li). If a link to the current page is included in the menu, ensure that it…
A skip (navigation) link provides a way for users of assistive technology to skip what can often be many navigation links. This skip link should go right after the body tag, (it should be the first thing a keyboard user would tab to on your web page). Hide the skip link from sighted users but ensure that…
Landmarks provide a way to identify the organization and structure of a web page. The structural information conveyed visually to users should be represented programmatically in the markup using landmark roles. The number and type of landmarks that should be used varies but normally each page will have one header, one footer, one main, one…
In this web accessibility training course you will learn web and digital accessibility skills for web, documents, and mobile content. This self-paced course cover the most important aspects of Web Accessibility and will teach you how people with disabilities use the web and different types of assistive technologies. Course Length Approximately 8 hours of reading…
A very common accessibility problem is the lack of properly formatted Heading tags in a webpage (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5 or H6). Sometimes headings are not present or they may be incorrectly nested (ie… H2 before H1, H3 before H2 etc…). Headings communicate the organization of the content on the page and can be…
XThe accessibility of our website is taken very seriously. We strive to meet WCAG 2.2 AA Web Accessibility standards by routinely evaluating our website using automated evaluation tools and manual testing when required. As content changes we review and correct issues and are responsive to our users needs. If you encounter issues with our website, please report them so they may be corrected in a timely manner.
