WAI Quick Tips Reference Card
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The following "Quick Tips" introduce key concepts
of accessible Web design. Please note that these are not complete guidelines,
but only a memory prompt for concepts from the W3C Recommendation Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 1.0 which include information critical to understanding and
implementing the Quick Tips. There is an easy-to-use Checklist,
a detailed document describing Techniques for
implementing the Guidelines, and a Curriculum which explains how
to use the guidelines.
The Quick Tips were developed by the W3C/WAI Education
and Outreach Working Group, and last updated in January, 2001.
Information on other activities and resources of W3C's Web Accessibility
Initiative is available on the WAI home
page.
Here is the current reference text of the Quick Tips in English:
For Complete Guidelines & Checklist: www.w3.org/WAI
- Images & animations: Use
thealt attribute to describe the
function of each visual.
- Image maps. Use the client-side map
and text for hotspots.
- Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of
audio, and descriptions of video.
- Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read
out of context. For example, avoid "click here."
- Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent
structure. Use CSS for layout and style where
possible.
- Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the
longdesc attribute.
- Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative
content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported.
- Frames. Use the noframes element and
meaningful titles.
- Tables. Make line-by-line reading sensible.
Summarize.
- Check your work. Validate. Use tools, checklist, and
guidelines at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG
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