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Accessibility is a shared responsibility. In these articles, you’ll find answers to common questions, get advice, inspiration, and help incorporating accessibility into all practices.

Website Accessibility

Accessible Tables

Learn about how to comply with the accessibility guidelines that relate to data tables to present information in a grid or matrix, and to have column and/or rows that show the meaning of the data within the grid.

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7 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Writing Content

To comply with accessibility guidelines, multiple criteria related to writing and formatting content must be met. In this article you will learn how to write readable and legible content.

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7 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Why Web Accessibility

Explore the ethical, moral, practical, and legal grounds for why developing accessible websites is important.

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4 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Accessible Forms

Forms are a great way to request information, but they can cause accessibility issues if done incorrectly. This article will help you make informed decisions on how to build forms so that all users can easily and successfully fill out your forms.

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8 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

WCAG 2.0 at a Glance

Explore WCAG 2.0’s four principles and learn about how you can succeed at meeting these principles through the multiple layers of guidance developed for each.

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8 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Introduction to Writing and Formatting Content

Learn about the basics of WYSIWYG editors and preparing clean content. This article is recommended reading prior to proceeding to the Writing Content and Formatting Content articles.

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5 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Introduction to Web Accessibility

Learn what makes a website accessible, the difference between the 3 stages of building a website, and how web accessibility applies to each.

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10 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Images of Text

Images of text are used everywhere on the web. But are they accessible? Learn about the WCAG 2.0 Images of Text criterion.

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4 minutes

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Article
Accessible Communications and Events

Planning for Accessible On-Campus Events

When planning an event on-campus, it is important to begin with an accessible and inclusive mindset from the outset. This article will focus largely on the logistics of planning your event including location, space, and communication.

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4 minutes

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Article
Website Accessibility

Images and Icons

Learn how to use text alternatives to images and icons to comply with the WCAG 2.0 Non-Text Content criterion.

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10 minutes

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Article
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