Quick Tip: Don’t Print to PDF When creating a PDF file that will be used electronically, never print to PDF. This removes all the accessibility information from the file and leaves a screen reader user with a long stream of text (at best) or images with no text alternative. Many… Continue Reading Accessibility Tip – March 2021
Quick Tip: ARIA Menu Role ARIA role=”menu” is frequently used incorrectly. An ARIA menu is not a group of site navigation links displayed toward the top of a webpage. An ARIA menu is instead a widget that pops open a set of options, and is navigated with the arrow keys… Continue Reading Accessibility Tip – February 2021
Quick Tip: Links vs. Buttons Links are about navigation. Buttons are about function. When links actually perform in-page functions, they should be changed to button elements to eliminate confusion in the screen reader environment. The monthly Web Accessibility Tip comes from WebAIM and is shared to get a wider audience. For… Continue Reading Accessibility Tip – January 2021