How to: Screen readers
How to activate a screen reader on your computer, phone or tablet, plus our favorite screen reader cheat sheet.
Category: Courses
How to: Keyboard navigation
Checking that a page can be navigated without a mouse is one of the easiest accessibility tests you can do. It ensures that people who need to – or prefer to – navigate the web with their keyboard can get to the functionalities they need.
How to: Color contrast checker
We like the WebAIM color contrast checker because it includes an eyedropper tool that lets you sample colors from a graphic or image before you upload it to the web.
Documents (PDF)
The PDF format was created to preserve formatting in print documents. PDFs created from scanned or inaccessible documents are nothing more than full-page pictures of text. They need to be “tagged” in order to make them accessible.
Documents (Word, Docs)
Electronic documents (including those that people can download from your site or Canvas) are subject to the same accessibility requirements as websites.
List formatting
A group of more than two related items is presented in paragraph form, separated by commas or is presented as a list but not marked up (coded) as a list.
Captions & Transcripts (prerecorded)
Make sure your video has text alternatives for people who can't hear it's spoken audio and other sound.
Presentations
Presentations have audio and visual components that some people may not be able to perceive. Get resources for PowerPoint and Google Slides.
Heading hierarchy
Use your word processor's styles to create headings, and structure your page like an outline.
Link text
Link text should describe where the link leads.