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Three Tips to Improve the Accessibility of Your Site
Metro Detroit WordPress Meetup February 9, 2014
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What is an accessible website?
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Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web
“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.”
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Tip #1: Add meaningful link text
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Use ❖Descriptive text, so
purpose can be clearly understood
❖Text that can be understood out of context
Avoid ❖“Click here” ❖“Read more” ❖“More info”
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Tip #2: Add appropriate alternative text to images
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Add appropriate descriptive text
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Tip #3: Add captions and transcripts to videos
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Captioning and Transcript Resources
❖YouTube: http://bit.ly/ytcaptions ❖Amara: http://bit.ly/acaptions ❖Cielo 24: http://bit.ly/cielo24cap ❖Automatic Sync: http://bit.ly/ascaptions ❖3PlayMedia: http://bit.ly/3pmcaptions
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