Top Ten Tips
These tips are provided by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
- Images and animations: Use the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual.
- Image maps: Use client-side map element and text for hotspots.
- Multimedia: Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video.
- Hypertext links: Use text that makes sense when read out of context. Avoid “click here”.
- Page organization: Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible.
- Graphs and charts: Summarize or use the longdesc attribute.
- Scripts, applets, and plugins: Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported.
- Frames: Use noframes and meaningful titles.
- Tables: Make line-by-line reading sensible. Summarize.
- Check your work: Validate. Use tools, checklists, and guidelines as appropriate.
