Issue
Crowded data in spreadsheet cells is hard to read.
Who’s affected
People with cognitive, language and learning disabilities, some people with low vision.
WCAG Standard
Related to Guideline 11.4.8: Visual Presentation
What to do
Here are the basics:
- Adjust column width, row height and alignment to ensure space around data
- “Freeze” columns and rows
- Hide unused columns and rows
- Remove empty columns and rows
Check your work
- Microsoft 365: has an Accessibility Checker available in its Review menu (applies to Word, Excel and PowerPoint)