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1. 3 Important Steps For
Website’s Accessibility Audit
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Presentation by AEL DATA

2. Why Web Accessibility Audit?
An inaccessible website is a beacon for
accessibility lawsuits. In fact, this year, web
accessibility lawsuits increased by almost
20% from 2020. Building an accessible
website demonstrates to your customers
that you care about them.

3. Self-audit Pre-Checks
The first step is to analyze the resources that are required to
conduct an accessibility audit on your website. Here are some
basic requirements before running an audit
1.1 Staff’s Awareness of Accessibility
Before jumping into an audit it is important to know whether your team is
on the same page or not. If your team knows about accessibility, it will help
you to communicate better and resolve issues quickly. Therefore, make
your staff aware of accessibility and its benefits before ordering them to
make design changes to your website.

4. Self-audit Pre-Checks
1.2 Website Size and Functionality
The website size (number of web pages) and functionality gives you a better
idea on how to approach an accessibility audit. If it is too small and has less
complex functionalities, it does not need more time to conduct an audit or
vice versa. It will also help you to identify and remove functionalities that are
not essential to your website.
1.3 Content Change Frequency and Publishing System
Content is an essential part of every organization’s marketing strategy. It is
recommended to conduct an accessibility check whenever you upload a
new page to your website. It is difficult to conduct a check every time you
add a new blog or a page as it requires more time and resources.

5. Basic Accessibility Issues
Here are some common accessibility issues that you can look out
for on your website-
2.1. Colour and Contrast Ratio
People with vision impairments such as low vision and colour blindness
experience websites differently from us. The WCAG recommends having a
high color and contrast ratio (at least 4.5:1). This helps users with low vision
and visual impairments access your website without any hassle.

6. Basic accessibility issues
2.2. Text Content
The content on your website must be simple and easy to understand.
People with cognitive disabilities and non-native speakers sometimes have
difficulty understanding complex content.
2.3 Non-text Content
As people with disabilities depend on Assistive Technology (AT) to access
non-text-based content such as images, videos, etc. Examples of AT are
screen readers that read the text out loud on a webpage. Screen readers
can’t understand non-text content like images if they are not accessible to
it.

7. Basic accessibility issues
2.4. Navigation and Functionality
Ensure that your website has smooth navigation across all web pages and
all interactive elements can be accessed by (AT). Make sure that features
like zoom-in or out are easily carried out without losing any content or
functionality.
2.5 Automated Testing Tools
Many automated tools help identify accessibility errors on your website.
However, these tools may identify only up to 20% of issues. For example,
they will not be able to determine the correctness of the alt text for images,
table markup, or form elements.

8. Basic accessibility issues
2.6 Manual Testing Methods
2.6.1 Keyboard Testing
Go mouse-free, and try navigating your website using only your keyboard.
Users with specific impairments may only be able to access websites with
a keyboard. Therefore, it is hard for them to navigate the page if it is not
optimized for a keyboard.
2.6.2 Screen Reader Testing
Screen reader testing is a valuable methodology that replicates how a
disabled user would interact with your website. It almost exclusively
relies on keyboard navigation with a lot of keyboard shortcuts.

9. Planning for the future
An audit alone will not make your website accessible. The part when a site
becomes accessible is when the highlighted errors are fixed. Sometimes
resolving one issue might give birth to another one elsewhere. Developers
must be constantly on the lookout to clean up code without changing the
end functionality.
The decision to make your website accessible is the first step towards
creating a better environment for your audience. Self-audit will not only
help you to identify issues but also makes you understand at least some
problems faced by people with disabilities.

10. Thank
You!
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