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Website Accessibility

Learn why web accessibility is crucial for individuals with disabilities to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with websites. Discover who needs accessible websites, why they matter, and how to implement features like alternative text, headings, color contrast, and font considerations to improve accessibility. Start making your site inclusive from the beginning!

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Website Accessibility

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  1. Website Accessibility By Barry Hill Visual Impairment Consultant Turn a Blind Eye

  2. What…. …does web accessibility mean? Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can: • Perceive • Understand • Navigate • Interact with • Contribute to your website.

  3. Who…. …needs an accessible website? • Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities and impairments that affect access to the Web, including: • Visual impairment • Auditory impairment • Physical disabilities • Speech impairments • Cognitive disabilities • Neurological disabilities

  4. Which…. …websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • Anyone providing a service in the public, private and voluntary sectors should make their website accessible to disabled people. This includes: • Internet • Intranet

  5. Why…. …do websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • Anyone providing a service in the public, private and voluntary sectors should make their website accessible to disabled people. This includes: • Your Internet • Your Intranet

  6. When…. …should you be thinking about making your site accessible? • You should be thinking about accessibility right from the beginning. • Catch up

  7. How…. …do you make your website accessible? • There are many things you can do to make your website accessible. Here are a few: • Properly labelled alternative text for graphics; • Good use of headings; • Clever use of colour and contrast; • Consideration with fonts.

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