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CommonLook Training - Images
Enhance document accessibility with clear image tagging, concise alternative text, effective use of captions and figures, appropriate redaction, and consideration of reading order. These practices ensure inclusivity for all users.
CommonLook Training - Reading order and tags
Discover the essentials of mastering reading order, tag usage, and accessibility standards in document creation. This blog post dives into key aspects such as document remediation rules, efficient reading order management, hierarchical headings, tag creation, consistency, and compliance verification. Equip yourself with the knowledge to create inclusive and accessible content effectively.
Bad Focus/Tab Order Example
A basic page to show how bad tab orders can affect a users experience.
Link text, what to include, what to not include.
It is important that link text can be programmatically determined and that it properly describes the links purpose or location.
Alternative image text examples
Here is a page with some examples of images and text alternatives to showcase how a screen-reader will read/interpret them.
Semantic HTML - Headings, Tables, Lists, and more.
Headings, tables, lists, paragraphs all need to be semantically marked up to ensure that our users can access the information on our site as easily as possible.
All about transcripts
Transcripts are very similar to captions but they extend on the spoken words by including any important sound effects or other visual descriptions that may not be provided via captions.
All about audio descriptions
Audio descriptions help those who cannot see things in videos that have no audio content tied to them such as scenery, facial expressions, actions, and more.
All about captions
Captions are text-based versions of any content that is presented in an audible format.
Target size, Reading Order, and Tab Order
When designing and developing a sites its important to keep the target size, tab order, and reading order in mind.
Accessibility and Contrast
1 in 12 people in the United States have some form of color deficiency, more commonly found in men (8%) than women (0.4%).
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