A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

Learn what keys to use to navigate a website with only a keyboard and what issues to check for when keyboard testing. For more, check out the resources below...

"Read more" links are commonly used on websites, but they aren't very descriptive when read outside of their surrounding context. This isn't a problem for the majority of users on the web, but viewing links outside of their surrounding context is very common for blind screen reader users. 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) is a success criterion in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) that attempts to provide an answer for these non-descriptive links.

How to create animated images that are safe and accessible for all.

This series of videos explain and demonstrate the minimum steps needed to ensure your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is Section 508 conformant.

Learn how to make charts and graphs more accessible.

Using instant messaging software at work? Here’s how to create inclusive custom emojis and GIFs

Follow these recommendations to ensure your email signature is accessible to people using screen readers.

As event marketers, our main priority is ensuring every attendee has a great experience. Here are tips on making your events more accessible and inclusive.

When misused, ARIA can make your website inaccessible. That's why it's important to review each instance. This video goes over how to use WebAIM's free WAVE ...

UX designers are often asked to write button text, link text, and more. So, how to match accessibility criteria with UX copywriting?

Testing your website with assistive technologies is a vital way to ensure the accessibility of your website for disabled people. I'll bring you up to speed on the basics of VoiceOver on macOS so you can make it a habit to test your content for screen readers.

Tips for journalists and producers on how to describe autism.

Learn how to make a pdf accessible for visually impaired people (and other web users with disabilities).

Use both manual and automated testing methods to create accessible websites.

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Color blindness affects 300 million people worldwide. So why aren't more people making their charts with a color blind friendly palette? Here's how you can.

Need to use web inspector to modify, debug, or optimize a website or app for Safari? Learn how to use this tool to get the best performance?!

Do you know what barriers your content is potentially presenting for disabled people? Jack Baker, Senior Accessibility Consultant at AbilityNet shares how to write descriptive headings and labels in this snippet from our popular Accessibility for copywriters training course. Learn how to make your content useful, readable, and easily accessible in our upcoming course: https://abilitynet.org.uk/training/accessibility-copywriters?utm_source=YouTube-Description&utm_medium=Organic-Post&utm_campaign=2023-Video-Training-Promo   Is your content accessible to all? If you're not sure, we can help your organisation learn how to make its content accessible: mix and match from our training options to suit your needs: https://abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility-services/accessible-content-resources?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=CopywritersClip&utm_campaign=2023-Learning Find out more about AbilityNet's Accessibility and inclusive design training: https://abilitynet.org.uk/training?utm_source=YouTube-Description&utm_medium=Organic-Post&utm_campaign=2023-Video-Training-Promo   #A11y #Accessibility #DigitalInclusion   Subscribe to AbilityNet’s newsletter: https://abilitynet.org.uk/sign-up-for-our-newsletter?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=A11y-Copywriters-Demo&utm_campaign=YouTubeDescription Twitter: https://twitter.com/abilitynet Facebook: https://facebook.com/abilitynet LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/abilitynet Support us: https://abilitynet.org.uk/support-us Join us for AbilityNet's TechShare Pro event: https://techsharepro.com

How to write short and effective alt text and image descriptions for food on social media and websites- an important part of creating accessible menus

How to write alt text and image descriptions for photojournalism images and images of current events to post on social media

How to write alt text for gifs and ensure that people with visual impairments such as blindness or low vision can understand your social media posts

My favorite tips for how to write alt text for memes, reaction images, and other types of social media comedy content, written by someone with low vision