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Accessibility Checklist What to verify.VISUALBody text at least sixteen pixels Contrast ratio at least 4.5 to 1 Text... Accessibility Overlay Tools Why they are criticised.WHAT THEY AREProducts added to a site with a line of code, claiming to... Accessibility Standards Explained WCAG and what the levels mean.WHAT WCAG ISThe Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The... Accessibility When You Cannot Change the Platform Working within constraints.THE SITUATIONA platform, theme or system you cannot modify deeply.WHAT... Accessibility and Legal Obligations Where requirements apply.THE POSITIONRequirements vary by jurisdiction, by sector and by... Accessibility and SEO Overlap Where the two align.WHAT HELPS BOTHAlt text on images Clear heading structure Descriptive link... Accessibility for Booking and Appointment Systems Date pickers and time slots.THE COMMON FAILURECalendar widgets built as custom components with no... Accessibility for Contact and Enquiry Forms The form that matters most.WHY THIS ONE FIRSTIt is the route by which someone tells you they... Accessibility for Content Editors What the person updating the site needs to know.ADDING IMAGESWrite alt text describing what the... Accessibility for Content and Blog Sites Where reading is the purpose.WHAT MATTERS MOSTReadability: size, contrast, line length,... Accessibility for Membership and Login Areas Behind the sign-in.WHY IT IS OFTEN WORSEAreas behind a login receive less testing and less design... Accessibility for Online Shops Where exclusion costs money directly.WHERE IT MATTERS MOSTThe checkout. A customer who cannot... Accessibility for Organisations Serving the Public Where obligations are more likely.WHO THIS COVERSSchools and educational institutions Health... Accessibility: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.WHAT IT ISBuilding a site people can use regardless of how they... Accessible Error Messages Telling people what went wrong.WHAT AN ERROR MESSAGE MUST DOIdentify which field Say what is... Accessible Form Labels The most common form failure.THE RULEEvery field needs a visible label, properly associated with... Accessible Navigation Menus Menus that everyone can use.WHAT WORKSA simple list of links A clearly marked menu button on... Accessible PDFs and Documents Files people can read.THE PROBLEMA PDF created by scanning or exporting from a design tool is... Accessible Tables Data that can be read aloud.WHEN TO USE A TABLEFor tabular data: rows and columns with a... An Accessibility Improvement Plan Twelve weeks, an hour a week.WEEKS ONE TO TWORun an automated checker on your main pages Fix... Building Accessibility Into New Work Cheaper than retrofitting.WHAT TO DO AT THE STARTChoose a theme or template with reasonable... Colour Contrast and How to Check It The most common failure, and the most fixable.THE REQUIREMENTBody text needs a contrast ratio of... Common Accessibility Myths What people believe that is not true.THAT IT ONLY AFFECTS BLIND PEOPLEIt affects people with... Descriptive Link Text Making links meaningful on their own.THE PROBLEMScreen reader users can list all links on a page.... Getting Help With Accessibility Who to ask.WHAT WE CAN HELP WITHHosting matters affecting accessibility indirectly: site speed,... How People Actually Use Websites Differently Understanding the audience.SCREEN READERSSoftware reading the page aloud. Users navigate by... Keeping a Site Accessible Over Time Maintaining it.WHAT UNDOES ITContent added without alt text Headings chosen for appearance A new... Keyboard Navigation Using a site without a mouse.WHO NEEDS ITPeople with motor impairments, screen reader users,... Layout That Works When Zoomed Surviving enlargement.THE REQUIREMENTContent must remain usable when enlarged to 200 per cent,... Making Accessibility Claims Honestly What to say and not say.WHAT NOT TO CLAIMFull compliance with a standard you have not tested... Making Buttons and Controls Accessible Interactive elements that work.USE REAL BUTTONSA button element is keyboard accessible, announces... Not Relying on Colour Alone Conveying information another way.THE PROBLEMA meaningful proportion of people cannot distinguish... Page Titles and Language Declaration Two small things that matter.PAGE TITLESThe title in the browser tab is the first thing a screen... Prioritising Accessibility Fixes What to do first.FIX FIRSTColour contrast, which affects the most people Form labels, which block... Respecting Reduced Motion Preferences Animation and discomfort.THE PROBLEMMovement on screen causes genuine discomfort for some people:... Skip Links and Landmarks Helping people navigate quickly.THE PROBLEMA keyboard or screen reader user reaching a page must... Talking to Clients About Accessibility Making the case.WHAT DOES NOT PERSUADEStandards and compliance language Legal threats Technical... Testing With a Screen Reader Hearing your own site.WHY BOTHERReading about screen readers tells you little. Using one for ten... Testing Your Site for Accessibility Practical checks anyone can do.THE KEYBOARD TESTPress Tab through the entire page. Can you reach... Text Size and Readability Making words legible.MINIMUM SIZESixteen pixels for body text. Smaller is difficult on a phone... Text in Images and Why to Avoid It A common and damaging shortcut.THE PROBLEMText baked into an image cannot be read by a screen... The Most Common Accessibility Failures What goes wrong most often.INSUFFICIENT COLOUR CONTRASTLight grey text on white. Widespread in... Using Automated Accessibility Checkers What they catch and what they miss.WHAT THEY FINDMissing alt text Insufficient contrast Missing... Using Headings Properly Structure, not styling.WHAT HEADINGS ARE FORDescribing the structure of a page. A screen reader... Video, Audio and Captions Media everyone can use.CAPTIONSText of the spoken content, synchronised with the video.Required... What Website Accessibility Actually Means Making a site usable by everyone.THE DEFINITIONA site people can use regardless of how they... Why Accessibility Is Worth Doing The case, without exaggeration.THE PEOPLEA meaningful proportion of any audience has some... Writing Effective Alt Text Describing images properly.WHAT IT IS FORScreen reader users hear the alt text instead of seeing...
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