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• Text Equivalents
• Colour and Contrast
• Text Sizing
• Active Content
• Movement
• Popups
• Layout
• Identify Target Links
• Navigation
• Jargon
• Formatting
• Skip Navigation
• Tables
• Accessible Forms
• Accessible Files

Key Issues

There are a number of the key accessibility issues that have been identified through research and web audits. The list was developed from information resulting from the Museums, Libraries and Archives and a study by the Disability Right Commission in 2004, 'The Web: Access and Inclusion for Disabled People' . In addition the findings from the eTen support project Tenuta were included. This is not an exhaustive list and you can find more information about other accessibility issues by reading the guidelines [link to Guidelines] and standards that are available.

For each of the issues listed below, we have provided information about why they are important to address, what specific WCAG guidelines they address, how to address the issue, how to test your site for compliance.

The key issues are:

• Provide text equivalents for every non-text element.
• Take care with colour and contrast.
• Ensure that text can be resized.
• Take care with active content.
• Avoid movement.
• Avoid popups.
• Divide large blocks of information into manageable groups.
• Clearly identify the target of each link.
• Use consistent Navigation.
• Use the clearest languageappropriate for a site's content.
• Format text using semantic code.
• Provide screen reader users with means to skip navigation.
• Ensure that tables are accessible.
• Ensure forms are accessible.
• Ensure files are accessible.

Tenuta: Usability and Accessibility support | eTEN project nr: 517347 | tenuta@cs.york.ac.uk | |