More Accessibility Resources

Basic guidelines for making your pages accessible include:

• Go through W3C's Easy Checklist to quickly check for issues
  
  
• Avoid "Click Here": where is here? screenreaders cannot identify link destination.
  • Use descriptive link names: i.e. Maps and Directions, Tuition and Fees, Fitness Schedule, etc.
    
    
• Do not embed content in images and do not associate colors with direction/location or other important information.
  • Once saved as a .jpg or .png screenreaders can no longer identify text.
  • Content must be suitable for people who are colorblind.
    
    
• Use "Alt/Alternative text": if images do not load automatically, the alt text will appear first.
  
  
• Caption all video content.
  
  
• Do not use unnecessarily complex language: do not confuse your users.

Check out our website Tips and Tricks.

Additional Accessibility Resources

• View Accessibility Tools and Handouts provided by Faculty Technology Services.
• Learn more about SiteImprove.
  • Ask questions about accessibility to other SiteImprove users.
• Learn How to Create Accessible PDFs.