Accessible Web Design

Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust

What Is Accessibility

• Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and develoepd so that people with disabilities can use them

Websites Must Be Accesible To People With Disabilities Including

• Auditory
• Cognitive
• Neurological
• Physical
• Speech
• Visual

Things You Can Do To Make A Web Page Accessible

• Add alt text or captions to images
• Provide transcripts for audio or video content
• Use semantic markups
• Make sure your web page is navigable using only a keyboard
• Choose colors with good contrast for people with color blindness
• Voice recognition

Tools That Allow You To Test If Your Webpage Meets Accessibility Standards

• Online accessibility evaluation checker such as WAVE
• Browser extentions for accessibility such as ARIA DevTools