Checklist for Web Accessibility
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| Follow guidelines | |||||
| All non-text content has a text alternative | |
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| Use the alt attribute to describe images | |
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| Captions or audio description are provided for audio content | |
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| Use CSS for a consistent layout and style | |
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| Label all form elements | |
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| Use good contrasting colours (minimum 4.5:1) | |
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| Use relative sizing | |
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| Avoid using justified text | |
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| Ensure functionality is available through the keyboard and the mouse | |
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| Ensure plug-ins do not "trap" the keyboard | |
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| Pages do not time out, refresh, move, blink, scroll or auto-update without a mechanism for the user to disable them | |
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| Ensure animation can be paused or switched off | |
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| Minimize the occurence of content that requires timed interaction | |
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| Provide skip links | |
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| Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose | |
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| Provide clear navigation mechanisms | |
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| Link text makes sense when read out of context | |
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| Provide a site map, table of content sor search facility | |
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| For page organisation use headings, lists and consistent structure | |
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| The language attribute is set | |
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| Mechanisms are provided for identifying specific definitions of words or phrases used in an unusual or restricted way and for identifying the expanded form or meaning of abbreviations and acronyms | |
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| Ensure documents are clear, simple and that text which requires a reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level (after removal of proper names and titles) has a version that requires a lower reading ability | |
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| Errors are detected, identified and described and suggestions for corrections are provided | |
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| All mark-up is validated and coded correctly | |
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| Other accessibility techniques | |||||
| Learn how assistive technology interprets websites | |
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| Involve disabled people in the design and development process | |
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| View the website in a selection of browsers |
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| Examine pages using specialised browsers | |
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| Make use of operating system and browser accessibility functions | |
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| Use an automated accessibility testing tool | |
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Last updated: 20.11.2009 © Copyright reserved Website design: Digital Accessibility Team