Accessibility
All sites available to the public, including 麻豆视频最新最全 University鈥檚 publicly accessible websites, must be compliant with WCAG 2.0.
Accessibility Training for Webmasters
Want to make your 麻豆视频最新最全 website accessible to all users? Join the Accessibility for Webmasters training series to learn key web accessibility principles, audit and fix issues using Siteimprove, and develop a long-term accessibility strategy for your department.
The training also covers best practices for creating accessible Word documents and PDFs, including:
- Proper document tagging
- Using heading styles for clear structure
- Adding alternative text for images
- Handling scanned documents effectively
Accessibility Examples (Correct and Incorrect Usage)
See real examples of the changes needed to make your website compliant with WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Web Accessibility Best Practices
Ensuring accessibility goes beyond compliance鈥攊t improves user experience for everyone. Below are key guidelines to help make your website, documents, and multimedia content accessible to all users.
Images
- Images should not be used as buttons or links.
- Images should not contain text unless absolutely necessary.
Alt Attributes
- Alternative text (alt attributes) must be added to all images.
- Alt attributes must convey meaning rather than appearance.
- Alt attributes provide a text alternative when images are not displayed.
- As with captions, student names should not be used unless featuring a student in a success story or news release. Otherwise, use a generic description in the caption or alt attribute, such as: "A freshman anthropology major studies in the department lounge.
Links
When writing copy, do not use generic text like 鈥渃lick here鈥 for links. Instead, set the link on meaningful text.
- Incorrect: To find out more information about our wellness programs, click here.
- Correct: Find more information about our wellness programs.
Blinking Text
Do not use blinking text. Visitors cannot stop the text from blinking.
Slideshows (PowerPoint) and PDFs
- Avoid uploading these file types, as PowerPoint files open blank in screen readers.
- PDFs and PowerPoint files require specific software to open.
- You must provide an alternative format for screen reader users.
- Student Accessibility Services provides guidelines for creating accessible content.
- View correct and incorrect examples of accessible content
Animations
Use animations sparingly and provide a way to pause or stop them. Besides accessibility concerns, excessive animations can impact credibility.
Background and Font Color
- Avoid using these colors together: gray, red, green, brown, and purple.
- The primary background color should be white. If a background color is used, ensure proper contrast.
- Do not rely on color alone to convey meaning (e.g., "click the red arrow").
Large Pages
For long documents, include a table of contents at the top and navigation links for easy access.
Forms
Design forms with accessibility in mind. Include clear instructions and maintain consistent placement of labels for form fields.
Videos
If the video host allows, provide closed captioning. If not, transcribe the video and provide a link to the transcript. Videos are considered content and therefore must be captioned for accessibility.
Video Captioning Vendors
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Review additional captioning information
Complete ADA Compliance Information
The above list is a condensed version of a larger set of accessibility requirements. For full details, refer to: