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Accessibility in Digital Content: A Practical Overview
A plain-language introduction to making digital content usable for people with different abilities and in different situations, with practical first steps.
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Accessibility in Content
Making digital content usable by people with different abilities.
Accessible Headings and Page Structure
Learn how to order headings logically so screen readers and other assistive technology can move through a page, and how to check your own structure.
Avoiding Flashing and Motion Problems
Why some flashing and moving content causes discomfort or health risks, and practical ways to give viewers control over animation, autoplay and video.
Captions and Subtitles for Video
Why accurate video captions help far more than deaf and hard of hearing viewers, how captions differ from subtitles, and how to check their quality.
Designing for Color Vision Differences
How color blindness affects the way people read charts and interfaces, and practical ways to avoid depending on color alone to convey meaning.
Plain Language Writing
How familiar words, short sentences and clear structure help more readers understand your content the first time, with before-and-after examples.
Testing Content with Real Users
Simple accessibility checks and feedback methods for small creators, and why involving disabled readers produces insights that automated tools miss.
Writing Good Alternative Text for Images
How to describe the purpose of an image in a sentence or two for people who cannot see it, with examples for photos, charts, icons and decorative images.
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