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.
- Alternative text describes what the image means in this particular context.
- Color contrast is checked with eyedropper tools.
- Headings, lists and table header tags make pages navigable.
- Meaningful links work out of context, unlike click here to learn more.
- Language switches need tags, or "Español" becomes "A Spaniel."
- Instructions should not depend on color alone (in green) or sensory characteristics (left column).
- Video and audio need accurate closed captions or transcripts
- PDF documents should be deleted out of love for mobile and screen reader users.
- New designs should be checked with automatic tools, mobile phones and real devices.