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WebAIM Resources

AccessibleLibraries October 21, 2021 No comments

WebAIM provides users with a list of accessibility resources and tools to help them learn about web accessibility. It includes an introduction to web accessibility, their WCAG checklist, and a Word and PowerPoint evaluation checklist.

Quick Facts

  • The Internet offers people with disabilities opportunities to read and access content unavailable to them before the World Wide Web. Assistive/adaptive technologies mean that persons with disabilities can access websites if they are accessible.
  • The WebAIM: Introduction to Web Accessibility web page presents four disability categories:
    • Visual (blindness, partial vision, and colour blindness)
    • Auditory (Deafness and hard of hearing)
    • Motor (they have limited fine motor skills and may not be able to use a mouse)
    • Cognitive (learning disabilities, and those who cannot focus on large amounts of information)
  • The principles of accessible design to ensure that websites are accessible for people with different disabilities are:
    • Provide alt-text for images.
    • Makes sure your website and communications are structured logically (headings, lists, etc.).
    • Provide headings in data tables.
    • Ensure that online/digital forms can be completed and submitted by everyone.
    • Use informative links (e.g. not “Click here”).
    • Caption and provide transcripts of media.
    • Ensure all non-HTML content you provide or link to is accessible (PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
    • Use skip links on your site (they let users skip over menu options to the mail content).
    • Do not use colour to convey meaning alone.
    • Write content so that it is clear and understandable.
    • Makes sure JavaScript is accessible.
    • Follow accessible design standards (like WCAG).

Test and audit your website to make sure it’s accessible!

Visit WebAIM Resources

Reference

WebAIM (2021). Resources. Website. Retrieved from: https://webaim.org/resources/

WebAIM (2020). Introduction to Web Accessibility. Web page. Retrieved from: https://webaim.org/intro/

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