Today is #GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
Over 1 billion people globally live with a disability.
Here are 5 ways to improve your website for EVERYONE:
Over 1 billion people globally live with a disability.
Here are 5 ways to improve your website for EVERYONE:
1. Navigate your site with only a keyboard.
Make sure that you can access everything and see the focus at all times.
Make sure that you can access everything and see the focus at all times.
2. Check the color contrast of all your texts.
The contrast should at least have a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal-sized text. You can check this with a tool like colourcontrast.cc
The contrast should at least have a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal-sized text. You can check this with a tool like colourcontrast.cc
3. Describe your images.
Ensure that all your images have an `alt` attribute. Provide a text description to all your non-decorative images.
(Yes, on Twitter as well)
Ensure that all your images have an `alt` attribute. Provide a text description to all your non-decorative images.
(Yes, on Twitter as well)
4. Make sure that buttons and links look like buttons and links.
Your button and link texts should be descriptive. Terms like "click here" and "read more" do not provide any context.
Your button and link texts should be descriptive. Terms like "click here" and "read more" do not provide any context.
5. Use plain language when writing. Try to avoid complicated metaphors.
Your content should be at an 8th-grade reading level.
Your content should be at an 8th-grade reading level.
Here is a nice checklist you can follow with more resources: a11yproject.com/checklist/
I hope you've found this thread helpful.
Follow me @mhauken for more.
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