You can take simple actions to make most digital content accessible.
Use the tips below for webpages, documents, and other types of digital content.
Make Content Accessible
Media
- Describe all images with alt text, so everyone can use and understand your images. Read more about images.
- Caption videos, so everyone can understand the content, no matter what senses they rely on. Read about video.
Structure
- Structure content with headings, so everyone can navigate and read your content, including people using assistive technology. Read more about giving structure to documents.
Tables
- Structure tables with headers and a table caption. Add a summary if needed. All users benefit from these best practices. Read more on how to give tables good structure.
Links
- Create links with short, unique, descriptive text, so everyone knows where each link goes, including people using assistive technology to navigate from link to link. Read more about how to make good links.
Color and Contrast
- Provide enough contrast between background and foreground colors, so text and controls are easier to see and read.
- Make sure color is not used as the only way to communicate meaning, because not everyone can see color differences. Read more about contrast and color.
Lists
- Structure lists as lists, not just indented lines, so everyone can navigate and read your content, including people using assistive technology. Read more about lists.
More Resources
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