Accessibility – More Than Headers and Alt-Text
Stephanie Brinley
You probably already know to use headers and alt-text to improve website accessibility, but it’s so much more than that. Accessibility is not just for the blind. Come learn about the different aspects of accessibility and the simple steps you can take to improve accessibility for every website you work on.
Resources
Standards
General
- GSA 18F department guide on accessibility
- US Web Design Standards
- WebAIM
- Simply Accessibile
- Tools and Techniques for Evaluating Accessibility by Rachel Carden
Articles
- Cognitive Disabilities and the Web: Where Accessibility and Usability Meet?
- The 6 Simplest Web Accessibility Tests Anyone Can Do
- The Web Accessibility Basics
Tools and Learning
Content
Design
- WebAIM Color Contrast Checker
- Color Safe
- Color Oracle for color blindness
- What Are Affordances in Web Design?