Quick Tips for Accessible Content

Your site or page’s content is one of the most important parts of accessibility. While you are likely already paying close attention to the clarity of your writing, there are a few considerations that can make a critical difference to your site’s accessibility.

Easy to understand

Make sure to review your content for readability – meaning that everything should be easy to understand. It is recommended that all of your site content be written at an eighth-grade reading level. You can test and review your content using a variety of tools, such as this readability analyzer.

Make label content unique and descriptive

You want to ensure that elements like “button,” “a,” and “label” are described clearly and accurately to ensure easy navigation with a variety of methods. Terms like “learn more” may work for some users, but for anyone utilizing accessibility tools they do not provide enough information.

Text alignment

For languages that are read left to right, make sure to left align your content. Centered and justified text can be difficult to read for certain users, causing your website to be less useful.

These three considerations can help to ensure that current and future content you develop for your site will be more accessible, and will help your users more efficiently and effectively find what they are looking for on your website.