A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

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Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
The Department of Justice published guidance on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  It explains how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II) and businesses open to the public (entities covered by ADA Title III) can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities in line with the ADA’s requirements.
·ada.gov·
Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
Guidelines for effective writing | CMS
Guidelines for effective writing | CMS
Keep content meaningful & user-focused Give users clear value. Ask yourself: Is this content saying something meaningful or adding new information? Get right to the point. People have limited attention and patience and are quickly frustrated when expectations aren’t met. As communicators, it’s our job to help them get what they need quickly.
·cms.gov·
Guidelines for effective writing | CMS
Handling Validation Errors in Forms
Handling Validation Errors in Forms
Form values usually require some kind of validation before they can be submitted, but without visual cues, often understanding where a mistake has been made - and where to fix it - can be tricky for screen reader users. This topic explores two key ways to handle form validation errors for a more accessible experience.
·upyoura11y.com·
Handling Validation Errors in Forms
HeadingsMap – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
HeadingsMap – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download HeadingsMap for Firefox. The extension generates a document-map or index of any web document structured with headings and/or with sections in HTML 5. It shows the headings structure, the errors in the structure (ie. incorrect levels), and it works as HTML5 Outliner too.
·addons.mozilla.org·
HeadingsMap – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Helperbird
Helperbird
Helperbird is a browser extension that gives you the features to make the web more accessible and you more productive. Providing you with dyslexia fonts, dyslexia support, text to speech, overlays, dyslexia ruler, immersive reader, Reading Mode, annotations and more.
·helperbird.com·
Helperbird