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…
All web pages must have complete start and end tags, be nested according to their specifications, not contain duplicate attributes, and IDs must be unique. To ensure ADA compliance, use our free html validation plugin to identify and correct validation errors in your pages. The pro extension may be used to correct many of HTML…
Animated gifs that repeat non-stop or more than 3 times in one second should be avoided. To ensure compliance, animated images should stop after 5 seconds or users should be given a way to pause. They must also include alt text and if they contain blinking or flashing they should not flash more than 3…
If any audio plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism must be available at the top of the page to pause or stop the audio, or a mechanism must be available to control audio volume independently from the overall system volume level. Reference: WCAG 2.1 (Level A) – 1.4.2
The main content is not usually the first thing on a webpage. This makes it difficult for screen reader users to locate the actual content. Skip links are used on websites to address this problem. These special links are placed at the top of each page to bypass navigation blocks and other decorative content. A…
Users are accustomed to using a variety of methods of finding content on websites. Many users prefer search, others prefer navigation menus, and some prefer to use a sitemap. For some users the choice might be determined by a particular feature’s ease of use. For example, users with disabilities might find it easier to use…
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