Accessibility needs relevant to content creators cluster around the need for clear and concise writing, using the formatting toolbar, and providing text alternatives.
Content Accessibility Checklist
- Pictures are for puppies, not for paragraphs. Avoid images of text.
- Check color contrast with eyedropper tools.
- Differentiate with more than color alone ("in green") or a single sensory characteristic ("at left").
- Write meaningful links that work out of context; not "click here to learn more."
- Structure content with headings, lists and table headers.
- Write alternative text that describes what each image means in this particular context.
- Tag language switches, or "Español" becomes "A Spaniel."
- Provide captions or transcripts for video and audio.
- Delete PDF documents out of love for mobile and screen reader users.
- Test new designs with automatic tools, mobile phones and real people.