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Web Accessibility Checklist for Content Editors/Creators
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- Organize content using semantic structure so assistive technologies, search engines, and website visitors understand the page hierarchy.
- Provide a “Skip Navigation” link at the top of pages to allow assistive technologies to skip directly to the page’s main content.
- Focus on readability and usability. Accessible websites improve the experience for ALL users.
- Write page titles that accurately reflect the topic on the page for better SEO results and improved visitor experience
- To allow assistive technologies to correctly read web pages, use proper headings to organize your information.
- Avoid instructions based solely on location on the page. For example, instead of “in the box to the right,” combine location and text: “in the box to the right, titled ‘Related Links and Publications.’”
- If language changes within the text, highlight text and select the corresponding language.
- Ensure that link text makes sense when read out of context.
- Avoid links like “read more” or “click here.”
- Be specific about where links will lead.
- Keep link text to 100 characters or less. Avoid using the page URL as linking text.
- Use alternative (alt) text on images to accurately reflect the purpose of the image and/or provide an accurate description.
- If the image is linked, describe the link destination in the alt text.
- Be careful using images with text in them.
- Be sure image alt text communicates the same information as the text in the image.
- When using graphs or diagrams, include accompanying text to explain the meaning
- Use built-in editing features to create bulleted or numbered lists.
- Understand the differences between ordered, unordered, and definition lists—and use them properly.
- Avoid using lists for visual effect
- Provide captioning and audio descriptions for video.
- Review any auto-generated closed captions for accuracy. Provide a transcript of audio content.
- Use short concise sentences. If you need to use long sentences, try to limit it to one per paragraph.
- Use headings to split up content. Headings provide structure and meaning to your content and give readers an easy way to scan.
- Use shorter words when possible.