Common Web Accessibility Issues on Websites
For a website or web content to be accessible to users of all abilities, it must follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG is a specification of international guidelines and best practices for making websites accessible to people with disabilities. As a website or web app owner, you want to check for alt-text alternatives for images/videos, if your website can be solely navigated by a keyboard. You should also ensure your texts have a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and avoid flashes on the website. Others include: - Provide a screen magnification option -Ensure elements like form fields are closer together, but not closer than two millimeters (labels are right next to things theyu2019re labeling) - Your links should be clear, tagged with descriptive texts - Your data tables should be HTML and not images - Make your downloadable documents accessible - Donu2019t ever rely on color alone to display information - Provide users enough time to read and use the content - Components with the same functionality within a set of Web pages must be identified consistently. - Test and test and test your pages with a screen reader - You should also have an accessibility policy in your organization
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