|
Home
Introduction
Define Roles
Start with the P's
Be an Advocate
Communicate
Create ONE Site
Focus on Content
Keep It Simple
Don't Reinvent
the Wheel
Teach Everyone
Start Small
and Build
Maintain
|
|
Keep Your Website
Accessible!
As public service agencies, we need to make sure our websites are accessible
to everyone. Follow these simple rules, and you won't go wrong.
- Use dark fonts on white backgrounds -- people with vision problems
depend on the contrast
- Avoid watermarks/wallpaper
- Avoid red and green text for navigation. People who are color blind
may see these colors as shades of gray
- Make sure graphics have text labels
- Offer text alternatives for information that is conveyed in graphics
- Avoid drop-down menus -- people with motor skill problems have trouble
manipulating them
- Don't use blink! Blinking graphics can cause seizures
- Be thoughtful about the words you choose as links -- software that
reads text will describe each link by the words you underscore
- E.g., don't use:
Click Here for a list of homes in California
Click Here for a list of homes in Oregon
Click Here for a list of homes in Washington
- Do use:
Click here for a list of homes in California
Click here for a list of homes in Oregon
Click here for a list of homes in Washington
|
