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WebAIM Resources

    Creator: WebAIM

    Date Updated: August 23, 2022

    Overview

    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.

    The information is summarized from the WebAIM Resources.

    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 main 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).

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    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/