Quick tips to make accessible Web sites
For the complete guidelines:
www.w3.org/WAI
- Images & animations. Use the
alt attribute to describe the function of all
visuals.
- Image maps. Use client-side
MAP and text links for hotspots.
- Multimedia. Provide captioning and
transcripts of audio, descriptions of video, and accessible
versions in case inaccessible formats are used.
- Hypertext links. Use text that makes
sense when read out of context. For
instance, do not use "click here."
- Page organization. Use headings,
lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for
layout and style.
- Graphs & charts. Summarize or use
the longdesc attribute.
- Scripts, applets, & plug-ins.
Provide alternative content in case active features are
inaccessible or unsupported.
- Frames. Label with the
title or name attribute.
- Tables. Make line by line reading
sensible. Summarize. Avoid using tables for column layout.
- Check your work. Validate the
HTML. Use evaluation tools and text-only browsers to verify
accessibility.
1999/02
Click here for an image of the
formatted printed layout using 9 point font (not real size).
Click here for the
Color PostScript version of the card in real size (you can print
it and glue it recto-verso if you wish)