A11y issues
Articles and tips about specific accessibility issues and how to resolve them
What are skip links and why they are important for accessibility
January 1, 2022Add skip links so keyboard users can easily go straight to the main content, avoiding having to tab through all of the navigation or header…
Add captions and transcripts
January 1, 2022Audio transcripts should be provided for audio content, so that deaf people can still access the content This means you should have a…
Allow disabling of motion or animation
January 1, 2022Users that are prone to seizures or motion sickness may need to disable animation or motion. Add an option for users to disable this. This…
Avoid keyboard traps
January 1, 2022Users should be able to ‘tab’ through elements in your site without getting ‘trapped’ on an element. A common issue that you see this on is…
Avoid text in images
January 1, 2022Avoid putting text in images. If there is text in images, ensure you have a text based alternative. Screen readers will not be able to read…
Ensure you have clear focus and hover states
January 1, 2022Ensure that you have clear focus and hover states, so people know when they are hovering over an element or have it focused. Table of…
Support keyboard only access
January 1, 2022If you can make your site usable with just a keyboard then it is likely that other assistive input devices can also use your site so you…
Avoid using colour alone to convey information
January 1, 2022You should not rely on colour alone to convey information, as not everyone can see the difference between colours. Table of contents…
Use high contrast
January 1, 2022Ensure that the colour selection for text and their background colours have a high enough contrast ratio. Table of contents Why should we…
Use descriptive link anchor texts
January 1, 2022Anchor text and the text on buttons should be descriptive. This is so people know what they are clicking on. Table of contents How to add…
Use alt text on images for accessibility
May 1, 2015Alt text is the alternative text given to images. It is probably one of the first accessibility related things that website developers learn…
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