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Quick Tips to get started with accessibility

Accessibility Guidance Documentation Series 2016/09/09 – Version 1.0

Quick Tips to Get Started

Accessibility tips for UI Designers Basic considerations to help you get started making your user interface design and visual design more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements.

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Provide sufficient contrast between foreground and background Don't use color alone to convey information Ensure that interactive elements are easy to identify Provide clear and consistent navigation options Ensure that form elements include clearly associated labels Provide easily identifiable feedback Use headings and spacing to group related content Create designs for different viewport sizes Include image and media alternatives in your design Provide controls for content that starts automatically

Reference https://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/tips/designing.html

Quick Tips to Get Started with accessibility Accessibility Guidance Documents Series 2016, Denis Boudreau / EOWG - WAI - W3C CC - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Quick Tips to Get Started

Accessibility tips for Content writers Basic considerations to help you get started writing web content that is more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements.

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Provide informative, unique page titles Use headings to convey meaning and structure Make link text meaningful Write meaningful text alternatives for images Create transcripts and captions for multimedia Provide clear instructions Keep content clear and concise

Reference https://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/tips/writing.html

Quick Tips to Get Started with accessibility Accessibility Guidance Documents Series 2016, Denis Boudreau / EOWG - WAI - W3C CC - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Quick Tips to Get Started

Accessibility tips for Web developers Basic considerations to help you get started developing web content that is more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements.

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Associate a label with every form control Include alternative text for images Identify page language and language changes Use mark-up to convey meaning and structure Help users avoid and correct mistakes Reflect the reading order in the code order Write code that adapts to the user's technology Provide meaning for non-standard interactive elements Ensure that all interactive elements are keyboard accessible Avoid CAPTCHA where possible

Reference https://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/tips/developing.html

Quick Tips to Get Started with accessibility Accessibility Guidance Documents Series 2016, Denis Boudreau / EOWG - WAI - W3C CC - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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