Adding structure to web content makes it more readable and comprehensible to everyone and especially to people with a visual or cognitive impairment that makes reading on-screen content difficult.
Readability and legibility are key considerations for all users. For people with disabilities, these attributes can be essential to a successful user experience.
An effective link is self-explanatory, telling the user where they will go if they click on the link. Links are also easy to distinguish from other content.
Avoid referring to a button, menu, or other item in the page only by its position on the page; instead, use additional information that describes the content.
Structural markup is markup that reflects the semantic meaning of page content.
Color is a powerful visual means of presenting or distinguishing information, but when you use color to identify or distinguish information, make sure that this information is still available to people who can't perceive color.
Testing mobile accessibility is an essential step in reviewing your content. Voiceover is a screen reader built into iPhones that reads aloud page content and relevant semantic info.
Testing mobile accessibility is an essential step in reviewing your content. TalkBack is a screen reader built into Android devices that reads aloud page content and relevant semantic info. Use the following guidance to get started testing with TalkBack...