Earlier this year, I shared a summary of posts and articles that I had found on the topic of digital accessibility. Since then, I have found and posted more so I am sharing this follow-up summary with you.
Everyone has a role to play when it comes to removing barriers and creating accessible digital content. Lots of little actions can make a big difference!
About accessibility
Web Accessibility Perspectives Videos from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Online Accessibility Toolkit from the South Australian Government
Progress over Perfection by Meryl Evans
A-Z of Disability Etiquette from Independence Australia
Assistive Technology Explained by Sarah Ryan
Actions you can take
Action: Check color (colour) contrast between text and its background.
Action: Avoid using images of text on webpages or in documents
Why Is It Important for Accessibility to Use Actual Text Instead of Images of Text? From the Bureau of Internet Accessibility
Action: Check your PDF document for accessibility
Your eight-step PDF accessibility checklist from the Deque blog
Action: Check your emails for accessibility before sending.
A guide to accessible emailing by Sarah Ryan
Action: In Word documents use heading styles, add alternative text for images, use descriptive link text and run the accessibility checker
Creating Accessible Word Documents from WebAIM
Action: Do not use colour alone to convey meaning
Convey meaning without relying on color from Venngage
Action: Use heading levels – h1, h2, h3 etc. in documents and on webpages
Accessible Heading Structure from The A11y Project
Action: Ensure buttons are large enough for people to interact with
Why Target Size is Important from Access Guide
Action: Ensure that instructions provided for understanding and operating content on the web do not rely solely on sensory characteristics such as colour, shape or position.
Accessible Web Design: What Are Sensory Characteristics? From the Bureau of Internet Accessibility
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better”
Maya Angelou (American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist).