“Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed.” (Wikipedia).
As you build out your site, keep accessibility in mind – think about:
- ensuring a logical document/page structure (nesting headings correctly H2 > H3 > H4…)
- breaking up walls of text
- use of color: appropriate color contrasts, avoiding colors that are too bright, being careful when using colors to convey meaning…)
- legible typeface and font size
- providing text alternatives to multimedia content (alt text for images, captions or transcripts for videos)
- writing links that make sense out of context (avoid “click here”)
- using an accessibility checker, like the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation tool or the Editoria11y Accessibility checker plugin
- The Editoria11y Accessibility checker plugin is already installed.