InklusivComm™
Web Tips

“On smaller touch devices, links and other controls can be so small that they become difficult to interact with. Are you making sure the size of these calls to action are at least 44×44 pixels?”

“Newly displayed content should not interfere with a person’s ability to use the rest of the information on a web page. When such content appears, are you making sure it can be easily dismissed?”

“Adapting to user-defined text settings allows users to adjust text spacing to make it easier to read. Are you ensuring people can override the presentation of text to improve their reading experience?”

“Digital accessibility goes beyond checking off a list of requirements. Are you making sure to test your sites and apps with users with disabilities to gather feedback and uncover potential barriers?”

“Low vision users and those who are colourblind need buttons and graphics to have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 for accessibility. Are you paying attention to colour contrast for non-text content?”

“Forcing multi-dimensional scrolling creates issues for users with low vision who need larger fonts to read comfortably. Are you ensuring they don’t have to scroll both vertically and horizontally?”

“Structure greatly aids users in understanding how the information is organized in digital documents. Are you using data tables and other structured formats to clearly present content?”

“Content that depends entirely on orientation, colour, size, shape, or position can be unusable to some users. Are you avoiding reliance on a single sensory cue to identify information?”

“Clear and simple language makes your content easier to understand for everyone, including people with learning disabilities. How are you leveraging plain language techniques in your copy?”

“Headings, lists, tables, and other structured formats are very useful to organize information in a logical and easy-to-follow way. Are you leveraging these tools to create more accessible content?”

“Links and other calls to action must be labelled in a consistent manner. Are you making sure that active user interface components repeated across pages are always labelled the same way?”

“Keyboard users should be able to skip over content that is consistently repeated across multiple pages. Are you providing a mechanism that allows them to easily bypass blocks of content?”

“Descriptive headings and labels help people with disabilities understand the structure of your content. Are you leveraging them to provide context and meaning for your website?”

“Audio descriptions in videos allow blind users to be made aware of what is happening on the visual track. Are you ensuring that visual information is also conveyed to blind or low vision users?”

“To prevent errors, users must be allowed to review and correct their data before submitting forms. Are you providing opportunities for users to review and correct data before its submission?”

“Links conveyed through colour alone are harder to identify for those who struggle with with colour perception. Are you making sure that such links can be distinguished in other ways?”

“Required form controls must be conveyed as such to assistive technology users. Are you making sure that such form controls are identified using the aria-required attribute?”

“CAPTCHA images must still remain fully usable by those who can’t see. Are you making sure CAPTCHAs are provided with text alternatives that describe their purpose?”

“Your audience needs to be able to access the footer section of your pages easily. Are you identifying the footer on your site through the use of a contentinfo landmark role?”

“Mouseover and other mouse-related events also need to be operable for keyboard users. Are specific mouse event handlers on your site duplicated to account for keyboard navigation?”

“For the audience to appreciate audio content, dialogs always need to properly stand out. Is foreground speech always at least four times louder than any background sounds?”

“Links should be acting as compelling invitations to keep navigating on your site. Is your link text descriptive enough so those links clearly and accurately convey their purpose?”

“Structuring your numbered lists with real code helps those using screen readers make sense of the content. Are you making sure numbered lists are truly marked up using OL tags?”

“Not everyone will be able to complete tasks on your site in a predefined, limited amount of time. Are you refraining from setting specific time limits on commonly provided activities?”

“Alternative site navigation mechanisms can be very helpful for wayfinding. Does you site provide a sitemap with links to every section in an easy-to-use directory?”

“To avoid redundancy, images on your site that are already described in adjacent text should not be given alt text. Are such images marked up with null alt attribute values in your code?”

“Videos displaying important information on the visual track need audiodescription. Are such videos on your site provided in two versions, one with audiodescription and one without?”

“Uncommon words, unusual phrases, and abbreviations can be challenging for some people. Are you organizing such content into a glossary on your site for ease of reference?”

“Form labels help the audience understand how to fill out a form. Are the labels assigned to form controls on your site clearly describing the purpose of their respective fields?”

“Images that are purely decorative in nature should be invisible to assistive technologies. Are decorative images coded so that they can be safely ignored by screen readers?”