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WEB ACCESSIBILITY 101:
MAKE YOUR WEBSITE
ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYONE
Web accessibility is all about how you can make your website
accessible for everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
It is important to ensure that all people can access and use the
content and features of a website. This includes people with
physical, vision, hearing, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. It
also includes users using different types of devices, such as
screen readers or voice recognition software.
Introduction
How can web accessibility make
your website accessible?
Web accessibility is essential in ensuring that individuals with
disabilities can access and use websites and digital content. It
is not only a matter of inclusivity but also a legal requirement
in many countries. By making websites accessible, businesses
and organizations can reach a wider audience, improve user
experience, and enhance their reputation for being inclusive
and socially responsible.
Creating an accessible website is crucial to ensure that individuals with
disabilities can navigate and interact with your content effectively. By
following these five points, you can understand how to make a
website accessible for the disabled and inclusive to all users:
•Providing Alternative Text for Images
•Using Descriptive Headings and Proper Structure
•Ensuring Keyboard Accessibility
•Considering Color Contrast and Font Size
•Implementing Transcripts and Captions for Multimedia
How to make a website
accessible for the disabled?
Design and Layout
1
2
4
3
Techniques
for Making
Websites
Accessible
Multimedia
Forms and Input
Navigation and Interactivity
Several techniques can be employed to make
websites more accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Let us explore a few of these
techniques:
• Color contrast and font size
• Clear and organized content structure
• Captioning and audio descriptions for videos
• Transcripts for audio content
• Clear labels and instructions
• Confirmation and error messages
• Keyboard accessibility
• Skip navigation links
Conclusion
By recognizing the importance to make your website
accessible, you can make your websites and services
accessible to a wider range of people, ensuring that
everyone can benefit from the same experiences online.
This is especially important for those with disabilities, as it
allows them to access the same services as everyone else.
It also helps businesses reach a broader audience, leading
to increased revenue.
THANK YOU

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Make Your Website Accessible to Everyone

  • 1. WEB ACCESSIBILITY 101: MAKE YOUR WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
  • 2. Web accessibility is all about how you can make your website accessible for everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities. It is important to ensure that all people can access and use the content and features of a website. This includes people with physical, vision, hearing, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. It also includes users using different types of devices, such as screen readers or voice recognition software. Introduction
  • 3. How can web accessibility make your website accessible? Web accessibility is essential in ensuring that individuals with disabilities can access and use websites and digital content. It is not only a matter of inclusivity but also a legal requirement in many countries. By making websites accessible, businesses and organizations can reach a wider audience, improve user experience, and enhance their reputation for being inclusive and socially responsible.
  • 4. Creating an accessible website is crucial to ensure that individuals with disabilities can navigate and interact with your content effectively. By following these five points, you can understand how to make a website accessible for the disabled and inclusive to all users: •Providing Alternative Text for Images •Using Descriptive Headings and Proper Structure •Ensuring Keyboard Accessibility •Considering Color Contrast and Font Size •Implementing Transcripts and Captions for Multimedia How to make a website accessible for the disabled?
  • 5. Design and Layout 1 2 4 3 Techniques for Making Websites Accessible Multimedia Forms and Input Navigation and Interactivity Several techniques can be employed to make websites more accessible to individuals with disabilities. Let us explore a few of these techniques: • Color contrast and font size • Clear and organized content structure • Captioning and audio descriptions for videos • Transcripts for audio content • Clear labels and instructions • Confirmation and error messages • Keyboard accessibility • Skip navigation links
  • 6. Conclusion By recognizing the importance to make your website accessible, you can make your websites and services accessible to a wider range of people, ensuring that everyone can benefit from the same experiences online. This is especially important for those with disabilities, as it allows them to access the same services as everyone else. It also helps businesses reach a broader audience, leading to increased revenue.