Doing a basic accessibility check if you cannot do a detailed one
Updated 30 September 2024
The first step towards meeting accessibility requirements involves evaluating how accessible your website is.
This means checking whether or not it meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
Checking this in detail requires a large amount of technical expertise and is best left to either:
- an accessibility expert within your organisation
- a third-party accessibility auditor
Some organisations will not have the expertise to do a detailed check themselves and paying a third party would place a 바카라 사이트disproportionate burden바카라 사이트 on them. This means a burden or cost that is too much for the organisation to reasonably bear.
If this applies to your organisation, you바카라 사이트ll have to do a basic check instead. This guide will help you to do that basic check.
The checks outlined in this guidance are probably best done by the person in your organisation with the best knowledge of websites. This will usually be the person responsible for updating the website (like a web officer).
If there바카라 사이트s no one in your organisation with this knowledge, it바카라 사이트s fine to ask a volunteer to do the checks - for example, if someone you know works with websites and can spare the time.
Before you start, check whether it바카라 사이트s reasonable for you to do a detailed accessibility check instead. If it is, then just doing a basic check will not be enough for you to meet the requirements.
Once you바카라 사이트ve finished the checks, you바카라 사이트ll need to make a plan to fix any accessibility problems you find.
Preparing to do a basic accessibility check
You do not need to check every page of your website - just a sample. So start by working out what to include in your sample.
If you바카라 사이트ve got more than one website or app, you need to gather a sample from each website or app you have.
Your sample needs to include:
- your site바카라 사이트s homepage
- content pages that are mostly text based
- images, video and audio content
- interactive tools and transactions, like forms
- pages including login functionality, if your website has them
- PDFs and other document types you have
- dynamic content like pop-up windows
- navigation pages, including your sitemap and pages with search functionality
You should also include in your sample any pages or websites containing information about accessibility, how to contact you, how to use your site, legal information (for example, terms and conditions pages, or things like your privacy policy) and any settings or preferences pages.
Once you바카라 사이트ve got your sample, work through the checks outlined in this guidance one by one.
It바카라 사이트s likely the checks will take at least a few days, so make sure to give yourself enough time to work through them.
Some of the requirements might not apply to your website. For example, if you do not have any videos then you can ignore the tests relating to video content.
1. Text content
You바카라 사이트ll need to start by checking the text-based content pages you included in your sample.
Check you바카라 사이트re using proper headings
It바카라 사이트s important that any headings you바카라 사이트re using are styled properly. This is because some users with visual impairments use tools called 바카라 사이트screen readers바카라 사이트 that read out page content to them.
Screen reader users often jump through the list of headings in a document so they can skip to the content they바카라 사이트re looking for.
If you바카라 사이트re styling headings just using bold, or by using bigger font, then screen readers will not recognise them as headings. This will stop users from skipping straight to the content they need.
To check your headings are styled properly, open up the tool you use to edit your website (often known as a 바카라 사이트content management system바카라 사이트) and check the headings on your sample pages. They바카라 사이트re styled correctly if something like one of the following applies:
- your headings are styled as things like 바카라 사이트Heading level 2바카라 사이트, rather than 바카라 사이트Normal text바카라 사이트
- you can see tags like
##
,###
,<H2>
or<H3>
Check pages are usable when stylesheets are disabled
The way a page looks is controlled by something called a 바카라 사이트stylesheet바카라 사이트. It defines things like the way a page is laid out and any font colours.
Your content should still be usable even if stylesheets are disabled, or are not loading properly. This means it바카라 사이트s still possible for users to complete any relevant tasks or find important information - for example, look for opening hours or contact details, or navigate their way to the form they need to fill out.
You바카라 사이트ll need to check your sample pages are still usable when stylesheets are disabled. Test this by copying a URL from your website and pasting it into the . Once you바카라 사이트ve done that, turn off styles in the WAVE sidebar. This should give you a more basic view of the page.
Check whether you can still use the content to complete any relevant tasks.
Check that instructions are styled properly
You need to make sure you바카라 사이트re not conveying instructions in a way that relies on a user바카라 사이트s ability to see the page.
For example, only sighted users will understand instructions like:
- 바카라 사이트click the round button바카라 사이트
- 바카라 사이트click the big button below바카라 사이트
- 바카라 사이트click the red button바카라 사이트
Users who cannot see the page will not know what you바카라 사이트re referring to, because instructions like that rely on visual descriptions.
So check your sample of pages and look out for these types of instructions.
Check that links make sense
Check any links on your sample content pages to check that the link text you바카라 사이트re using clearly explains where any links will take the user.
This is important because people who use assistive technology often navigate a page using link text in isolation. This means they do not have the surrounding context to help them understand what the link is for.
You can check your links by looking at your sample pages and just reading the link text - without paying attention to the surrounding content. If the link text still makes sense in isolation and clearly explains where the link goes, it바카라 사이트s likely the text you바카라 사이트re using is accessible.
If you바카라 사이트re using link text like 바카라 사이트click here바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트more information바카라 사이트 then you바카라 사이트re probably not meeting this requirement, as link text like that does not describe where the link will go or what it바카라 사이트s for.
There바카라 사이트s guidance explaining what good link text looks like if you바카라 사이트re not sure.
Check that pages have good titles
You need to check your pages are titled properly. If they바카라 사이트re not, users will not understand what they바카라 사이트re for and will struggle to find what they need using search.
Your page title should appear in the page tab at the top of your browser. For instance, if you go to the 바카라 사이트 homepage you바카라 사이트ll see the text in the tab near the top of the browser is 바카라 사이트Welcome to 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트. This is the page title.
Look at the equivalent text for your sample pages. You can hover over the tab to see the full text if it바카라 사이트s too long to fit on the tab itself.
Check whether your titles are descriptive. Ask yourself whether they clearly state - in simple language - what the pages are about and the tasks they바카라 사이트d help users complete.
For example, 바카라 사이트Apply for a blue badge - Danbury Council바카라 사이트 is a much more descriptive title than just 바카라 사이트Blue badges바카라 사이트.
Also check that none of the titles are duplicated: if 2 pages have the same title, how is the user supposed to know which one to use?
There바카라 사이트s guidance on writing good page titles if you need help.
2. Images, video and audio content
There are a few things you바카라 사이트ll need to do to check that your sample of images, video and audio content is accessible.
Check any images have a description
You바카라 사이트ll need to check that any non-decorative images (including charts or diagrams) have an accompanying text description. That way, users can still access the relevant information even if they cannot see the image.
Take your sample pages and check that any images either:
- have appropriate alternative (or alt) text that explains the information the image conveys - you can usually check this in the content management system you use to update your website
- are described in any surrounding body text
Decorative images do not need a text description. They need to have an empty 바카라 사이트alt바카라 사이트 attribute only.
Check any video or audio content is properly described
As you did with your images, you바카라 사이트ll need to check that any videos or audio content are clearly described so that users who cannot hear them can still access the information.
This firstly means checking that videos have captions explaining any sound effects and dialogue. You should also check your sample videos (maybe 2 or 3) to assess the quality of those captions.
Once you바카라 사이트ve done that, you바카라 사이트ll need to check there are transcripts for any audio-only content you바카라 사이트ve got.
Audio descriptions for video and audio content
When you check through the videos on your website, you might come across things that are covered in the video but not described in the audio track - something like the contents of a chart or graph, for example.
If you were only following the audio, you바카라 사이트d miss this information. To make sure users can access the information they need, you바카라 사이트d need to provide an extra audio description to describe anything not covered in the main audio track.
Check your sample of videos to see if an extra audio track is required and whether you바카라 사이트re providing one.
Check for images containing text
You바카라 사이트ll need to check whether any of your sample images contain text. This is because some people with low vision need to customise the appearance of text to help them read it, for example, by zooming in or changing its colour. The information should be published as normal page text instead.
This does not include logos and brand names - it바카라 사이트s okay for those to contain text.
3. Interactive tools and transactions
Once you바카라 사이트ve finished checking your images, video and audio content, you바카라 사이트ll need to check the forms, tools or transactions you included in your sample.
Check form fields are marked up appropriately
You need to make sure any form fields are marked up correctly. If they바카라 사이트re not marked up properly, assistive technology users may not be able to interact with a form field or know what information to enter there.
You can check your form fields are marked up properly by going to a form and clicking on a field label (the text near the field that explains what it바카라 사이트s for). If the field is marked up correctly, clicking the field label should cause your cursor to appear inside the corresponding field.
You can see what this looks like using the 바카라 사이트 contact form. If you click on the 바카라 사이트Your name바카라 사이트 field label towards the bottom of the page, you바카라 사이트ll see the focus of your cursor switches to the field itself.
Do this test on a few of your forms to check whether the fields respond as they should.
Check interactive elements are big enough
You need to make sure that all interactive elements on a page, such as links, buttons and form inputs are big enough or spaced far enough apart, to prevent users accidentally selecting the wrong element.
There are some additional criteria about target size in WCAG 2.2. Check with an accessibility specialist if you need more help with testing this.
Check it바카라 사이트s clear what information users need to provide
As you go through your sample forms, you바카라 사이트ll need to check you바카라 사이트re using field labels in a way that makes clear what information the user needs to enter.
As a general rule, these labels should be specific. Look at your forms and make an assessment as to whether they바카라 사이트re clear. Common mistakes include not labelling fields at all, or using vague labels like 바카라 사이트Name바카라 사이트 which do not make clear whose name the user needs to enter (for example, it could be a partner or child바카라 사이트s name, rather than the user바카라 사이트s own name).
Check form elements are consistent across your website
When you바카라 사이트re checking through your forms, you바카라 사이트ll need to check that form labels are used consistently. These are the labels that describe the information a user needs to enter into a particular field.
Check your sample to see how you바카라 사이트re labelling the navigational elements. For instance, are you using 바카라 사이트Submit바카라 사이트 on one form and then using 바카라 사이트Go바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트Complete바카라 사이트 on another?
Are you asking for users바카라 사이트 names and addresses in a consistent manner, or does it vary from form to form?
Check users get a warning before they바카라 사이트re timed out
Some websites time users out after a period of inactivity. This usually results in form data being lost, or the user being automatically logged out of an account.
You need to make sure to warn users if you바카라 사이트re going to time them out after a period of inactivity. You바카라 사이트ll also need to give them the chance to interact with the page to prevent the time out from happening.
Test whether you바카라 사이트re doing this by going to one of the forms on your website and remaining inactive for around 20 minutes. If you get timed out with no warning, then you바카라 사이트re not meeting the requirements.
If, after a while, you were given a timeout warning and a chance to prevent the timeout by interacting with the page, you바카라 사이트re likely meeting the requirements.
Check that any error messages are helpful
When a user provides incorrect information in a form, you need to let them know they바카라 사이트ve made a mistake and help them correct that mistake.
You can check how well your website is doing this by going to your sample forms and entering some intentionally incorrect or invalid information.
For example, you could enter a future date into a date of birth field or a postcode with too few characters and try submitting the form. This should generate an error message.
Assess whether the error messages make clear what you need to do to correct the mistakes. Messages like 바카라 사이트invalid date바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트invalid postcode바카라 사이트 are not very helpful: they indicate that the user has made a mistake, but do not explain why the information was wrong and how to correct the error.
Something like 바카라 사이트You cannot enter a date in the future - please enter a past date바카라 사이트 is much more helpful.
Play around with a few form fields to see how helpful the error messages are.
Check users can review their answers before submitting a form
Users need to be able to check their answers before submitting certain types of form, to confirm they바카라 사이트ve entered the correct information. This only applies to forms where there would be serious consequences to them making a mistake - for example, financial transactions or something that enters them into a legal contract.
You can test this by going to any of your sample forms that meet these criteria and working your way through them. See if you바카라 사이트re presented with before submitting the form.
Check that the same information is not asked for more than once
If users have provided information in a form, they should not be asked to enter this information again during the same journey, unless there바카라 사이트s an essential reason for it.
Sometimes similar information may be needed, for example where there is a delivery address and a billing address. In these cases, check that previously entered information is either pre-populated or available for users to choose from
Check that form elements behave as expected
When you were working your way through some of your sample forms, you should have noticed whether interacting with any of the elements caused anything unexpected to happen.
This includes things like a dropdown menu or radio button (an element that lets you select just one of a few options) causing a new page to open when you click on it.
Check that users can sign in without needing to remember information or solve a problem
Users must be offered at least one way able to sign in without the need to remember information or pass a test, like solving a maths problem. For example, a user should not have to remember a code from one device and manually enter it onto another device to complete a sign in.
Acceptable methods for sign in include:
- supporting password manager tools, so that a user does not have to remember a password
- allowing users to copy and paste a verification code
- allowing users to recognise objects or images they have provided themselves
4. PDFs and other documents
Next, you바카라 사이트ll need to check your sample of PDFs and other documents (for example, Word documents, spreadsheets and presentations). Your sample should include:
- documents that are essential to users accessing one of your services, no matter when they were published
- non-essential documents (such as leaflets) that were published on or after 23 September 2018
Check the documents have meaningful titles
First, check the documents have descriptive titles that explain what they바카라 사이트re for.
An example of a good title is something like 바카라 사이트Blue badge application form바카라 사이트, as it makes clear what the document is and what a user would use it for.
Something like 바카라 사이트Accounts - 바카라 사이트18바카라 사이트 is not as good, because it바카라 사이트s vague and does not explain in enough detail what the document is.
Check for headings
For this test, you바카라 사이트ll need to open a few of the documents in a document editor. You could use something like Google Docs or Microsoft Word for this if you do not have PDF editing software.
The first thing to check is that the document is broken up into sections - and that those sections all have descriptive headings. This will allow people using screen readers to scan the document and jump to the section that바카라 사이트s relevant to them.
You바카라 사이트ll also need to check that the headings are tagged properly - for instance, they바카라 사이트ve been created using the or something similar. That way, a screen reader will recognise them as headings and will let users scan through them to find the content they need.
If the headings are just styled using bold, the screen reader user will not know they바카라 사이트re headings.
Check the documents convey instructions in an accessible way
You need to make sure you바카라 사이트re not conveying instructions in a way that relies on a user바카라 사이트s ability to see the document.
For example, only sighted users will understand instructions like:
- 바카라 사이트click the round button바카라 사이트
- 바카라 사이트click the big button below바카라 사이트
- 바카라 사이트click the red button바카라 사이트
Users who cannot see the page will not know what you바카라 사이트re referring to, because you need to be able to see the page to identify a button as 바카라 사이트big바카라 사이트, 바카라 사이트red바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트round바카라 사이트.
So check your document sample and look out for these types of instructions.
Check that any link text makes sense
Next, check that any link text you바카라 사이트re using clearly explains where the link will take the user.
This is important because screen reader users often scan through lists of links in isolation. This means they do not have the surrounding context to help them understand what the link is for.
You can check your links by looking at your sample pages and just reading the link text - without paying attention to the surrounding content. If the links still make sense even in isolation and clearly explain where the links go, it바카라 사이트s likely the text you바카라 사이트re using is accessible.
If you바카라 사이트re using link text like 바카라 사이트click here바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트more information바카라 사이트 then you바카라 사이트re probably not meeting this requirement, as link text like that does not describe where the link will go or what it바카라 사이트s for.
There바카라 사이트s guidance explaining what good link text looks like if you바카라 사이트re not sure.
Check that images, charts and tables have a description
You바카라 사이트ll need to check that any visual way of conveying data like a table, chart or image is described in the surrounding text. That way, users who cannot see the images can still access the information the image conveys.
5. Technology
You바카라 사이트ll need to check that users can interact with your website in the way they need to. This means checking for technological or frontend issues.
Tests using a mobile or tablet device
You바카라 사이트ll need to start by doing some checks using a mobile or tablet device to check that your website is usable on these types of device.
Check the page orientation
You바카라 사이트ll need to take a few of your sample pages and check they respond properly when you try to change the page orientation.
You can do this by loading up a page on a mobile or tablet device and turning the screen from portrait to landscape a few times. The page should respond to fit that view, rather than staying locked in place.
Check you can navigate using simple gestures
Some users have limited dexterity or range of movement, which means it바카라 사이트s important that they do not have to use complex gestures, or ones that involve more than one finger to navigate your website on their mobile or tablet device. Every interaction needs a simple alternative that only requires one finger and no dragging movements.
Go through your sample content pages and check whether it바카라 사이트s possible to navigate using just one finger. Try things like double-tapping to zoom in and out of the page and holding or hovering your finger over an element to highlight it. Look for alternatives to dragging movements, such as forward and back arrows to navigate through sliding content.
It바카라 사이트s worth trying to complete a couple of forms using these techniques too.
Navigating just using a keyboard
Some users need to navigate without a mouse, just using a keyboard. You바카라 사이트ll need to do some checks to see how easy it is for them to do that.
The main keys you바카라 사이트ll be using to navigate are 바카라 사이트Tab바카라 사이트, 바카라 사이트Enter바카라 사이트, the space bar, 바카라 사이트Esc바카라 사이트 and arrow keys. 바카라 사이트Tab바카라 사이트 is the key that lets you jump between page elements, while 바카라 사이트Enter바카라 사이트 and 바카라 사이트Esc바카라 사이트 let you interact with and dismiss those page elements. The space bar activates buttons, checkboxes and radio buttons. Arrow keys are used in some menus.
You might need to .
Check you can tell where you are on the page
When you navigate just using a keyboard, you do not have the mouse cursor to let you know where the focus is on the page. You need to make sure there바카라 사이트s another way for users to orientate themselves and understand which page element they바카라 사이트re focusing on.
For example, if you tab through the 바카라 사이트 homepage you바카라 사이트ll notice that the page element in focus is highlighted very clearly with a prominent orange block.
Spend a few minutes tabbing through a few of the sample pages you selected. Ask yourself whether it바카라 사이트s clear where on the page you바카라 사이트re focused - if it takes you a while to notice which element is in focus then you바카라 사이트re probably not meeting this requirement.
Check the order makes sense when tabbing
While you were tabbing through the page elements, you should have noticed whether the tabbing moved in a logical order. For instance, if you tab on to a navigation bar, you바카라 사이트d expect to be able to tab through the entire bar without the focus jumping off elsewhere on the page.
Spend a few minutes testing this on a few of your sample pages, to check you can tab in a logical order.
Check nothing unexpected happens when tabbing through a page
When you were tabbing through your sample pages, you should have noticed whether anything unexpected happened. For example, if tabbing onto an element triggered anything like:
- a new web page to open
- a navigation menu to open
Another thing to look out for is whether you can interact with all the page elements you바카라 사이트d expect to.
For example, some websites like the Service Manual feature expandable, hide and reveal style navigation. If these navigational elements are marked up properly, you can expand and close them with a keyboard as you would with a mouse.
But if they바카라 사이트re marked up incorrectly, you바카라 사이트ll likely tab straight past them using just a keyboard. Look out for things like this.
Check you do not get stuck when navigating through content
While you바카라 사이트re tabbing through your sample pages, note down any places where you get stuck.
Getting stuck means ending up somewhere you cannot navigate away from using just your keyboard. For instance, you might activate a pop-up or interactive element that you cannot skip away from just by using the 바카라 사이트Esc바카라 사이트 key.
People not using a mouse would not be able to move away from a page element like this, which could prove very frustrating.
If you find you get stuck, you바카라 사이트re probably not meeting this requirement.
Check forms are still usable without a mouse
Take your sample of forms and see if you can complete them without using a mouse. This means using 바카라 사이트Tab바카라 사이트 to jump between the form elements and 바카라 사이트Enter바카라 사이트 to interact with any navigation elements, like 바카라 사이트next바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트submit바카라 사이트 buttons.
If there are form elements you cannot get through using just your keyboard, then your website is not meeting this requirement.
Check users can skip to the main content on a page
Lots of websites contain several links and navigational elements in the header at the top of the page. Users need to be able to skip past these links straight to the main page content if they want to, so they바카라 사이트re not forced to tab through each item individually every time they open a new page.
Some websites give users the chance to skip these header blocks. For instance, if you hit 바카라 사이트Tab바카라 사이트 when you arrive at the 바카라 사이트 home page, you바카라 사이트ll see the option to 바카라 사이트Skip to main content바카라 사이트. If you hit 바카라 사이트Enter바카라 사이트, the page will refocus past the header block down to where the actual page content begins.
See if the same thing happens when you hit 바카라 사이트Tab바카라 사이트 after refreshing a page on your website.
Checking content is usable when zoomed in or magnified
Some users with visual impairments use screen magnification tools that zoom into the page content, or increase the size of the text. You바카라 사이트ll need to check your content is usable for people using these tools.
Checking how the page behaves when users zoom in
You바카라 사이트ll need to check what happens to your pages when you adjust the page zoom in your browser. You can do this either through your browser바카라 사이트s settings or by using a keyboard shortcut - usually 바카라 사이트Cmd바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트Ctrl바카라 사이트 plus the 바카라 사이트+바카라 사이트 key.
Use the same sample of pages you used when tweaking the size of the text. For each page, see what happens when you zoom in 200% and 400%.
If your website is handling this in an accessible way, then you should be able to navigate without using horizontal scroll: the content should reformat in a way that means you only need to use vertical scrolling.
Checking content is usable when you enlarge the text
Take a couple of the forms and content pages from your sample and see what happens if you increase the font size.
You can usually do this by changing the settings in your browser. For example, in Chrome you do this by choosing 바카라 사이트Settings바카라 사이트, and changing the 바카라 사이트Font size바카라 사이트 from 바카라 사이트medium바카라 사이트 to 바카라 사이트very large바카라 사이트.
Once you바카라 사이트ve increased the font size, try to complete a few tasks using your sample pages. If the page resizes or restructures properly, it should not obscure any of the important information or buttons you바카라 사이트d need to progress through a form.
Colour contrast
Some users with visual impairments will not be able to interact with your website if the colour contrast is set incorrectly.
So check the colour contrast on your sample pages, including any PDFs or other document types.
Check for text contrast
You바카라 사이트ll need to check that the contrast ratio between text and the background colour of your website is at least 4.5:1.
You can use the .
This involves copying one of your sample URLs and pasting it into the . Once you바카라 사이트ve done that, select 바카라 사이트contrast바카라 사이트 from the panel on the left-hand side of the tool. This should show you the colour contrast information for the page in question.
Check any buttons and navigational elements
Like you did for the text on your website, you바카라 사이트ll need to check that the colour contrast between any buttons or navigational elements (like 바카라 사이트next바카라 사이트 or 바카라 사이트continue바카라 사이트 buttons in forms) and the background of your website is set appropriately.
The contrast ratio needs to be at least 3:1 in these cases. You can use the 바카라 사이트dropper바카라 사이트 function in the to test this.
Pop-ups and interactive or flashing content
Pop-ups or flashing images can be very distracting. Users need to be able to disable or dismiss these elements easily.
Check that users can disable animated or moving content
Things like scrolling carousels or blinking images can be very distracting for people with cognitive disabilities.
If your website contains these sorts of elements, you need to check whether users can disable them.
Go to any of your sample pages containing these items and see if there바카라 사이트s a way to stop them. Try clicking on them, or interacting with the surrounding content. Check to see if there바카라 사이트s a button to stop or pause the item.
Check for content that plays automatically
Some websites play audio or video content automatically when a user refreshes or opens a page.
If this applies to your website - and the content plays for more than 3 seconds - you바카라 사이트ll need to check users can either change the volume or stop it altogether. There바카라 사이트s likely to be a video or audio box somewhere on the page that you can interact with to do these things.
Check whether there바카라 사이트s an alternative for people who cannot see maps
Some websites contain interactive maps.
It바카라 사이트s very hard to make a map itself accessible to people who have visual impairments or use assistive technology. At the least, you should provide an alternative for users who cannot use the map.
Check any maps on your website to see whether you바카라 사이트re providing alternative routes for users who cannot use the map.
Search and other forms of navigation
You바카라 사이트ll need to do some checks to see how accessible your website바카라 사이트s navigation is. Navigation includes things like search, and navigation categories.
Check there are multiple ways to navigate your website
Different users have different preferences, which means you need to provide more than one way of accessing content.
The most common ways of doing this include:
- offering a search bar
- publishing a
- offering navigation categories that break up the content by theme
Check that you바카라 사이트re offering more than one of these options.
Check your navigation behaves consistently
Things like search bars and breadcrumb trails (the list of links that appear at the top of the page to show where in your website바카라 사이트s navigation you currently are) should behave in the same way wherever they appear on your website.
You can check for this by going to a few of your sample pages and checking whether the navigational elements are presented in the same relative order. If things like search boxes or navigation menus appear in different places across the pages, you바카라 사이트re probably not meeting this requirement.
Check that help is in a consistent place on each page
If you provide access to help, it should be in a consistent place across pages.
Help includes:
- contact details
- live chat, either with a human or a chatbot
- support pages
- automated tools such as spell checkers
Check interactive elements do not trigger on a down-press
To activate a link or button, a user has to press or tap it (known as a 바카라 사이트down event바카라 사이트), then release it (known as an 바카라 사이트up event바카라 사이트).
You need to check that this is how your elements behave. Check a sample of your content pages and interact with some of the links and buttons - specifically to see whether they work on a down-press or whether they only open once you let go of it.
If they바카라 사이트re triggered on the down-press, you바카라 사이트re likely not meeting this requirement.
6. HTML checks
There are a few checks that require you to look at your website바카라 사이트s HTML (the language that website pages are written in - Hyper Text Markup Language). This is slightly more difficult than the other checks outlined in this guidance, but is not as intimidating as it sounds.
The instructions below tell you how to navigate to the HTML you need to check, and the subsections explain what you바카라 사이트ll need to look out for when checking each of the page elements you need to check.
This means you do not really need to understand the things you바카라 사이트re looking at, what HTML is or what it does.
The way you view your page바카라 사이트s HTML depends on which browser you바카라 사이트re using. If you바카라 사이트re using:
- Google Chrome, right-click the page element you want to check and select 바카라 사이트inspect바카라 사이트
- Safari, right-click the page element you want to check and select 바카라 사이트inspect element바카라 사이트 - you might need to first
- Edge, press 바카라 사이트F12바카라 사이트, then hold 바카라 사이트Ctrl바카라 사이트 and 바카라 사이트B바카라 사이트 - once you바카라 사이트ve done that, left-click the page element you want to check
- Firefox, right-click the element you want to check and select 바카라 사이트inspect element바카라 사이트 - you might need to first
This should open up a panel somewhere on your screen showing the HTML for the page.
Checking tables and bullet lists are styled properly
Start by checking that any tables and bullet lists have been styled properly. If they are not styled properly, screen reader software will not recognise what they are and will not convey the information in a way that makes sense to users.
Follow the instructions above and check a few tables and bullet lists from your sample pages. Once you바카라 사이트ve opened up the source code, look out for the following sorts of tags:
- for tables, look out for
<td>
,<th>
and<tr>
- for bullet lists, look out for
<ul>
and<li>
If you can see these tags, it바카라 사이트s likely the elements have been styled properly.
Check the language the content is written in
A screen reader needs to know what language a page is written in so it uses the correct speech libraries for accent and pronunciation. It only knows this if the language is specified in the page HTML.
You바카라 사이트ll need to check the HTML of your sample content pages to see whether your website does this. To inspect the page HTML, use the same method you used when checking whether your content was marked up appropriately.
Once you바카라 사이트ve opened the HTML, scroll to the top of the panel. You should see a <!doctype html>
tag. Directly under that you should see an <html lang=바카라 사이트
tag. This is where the screen reader finds out the page language.
If the page is written in English, the tag should read <html lang=바카라 사이트en바카라 사이트
or <html lang=바카라 사이트en-gb바카라 사이트
. If it바카라 사이트s empty, the screen reader cannot tell what language the page is in.
If any of your sample pages contain content written in other languages, you바카라 사이트ll need to check that바카라 사이트s marked up properly too, using the .
Check any video players are accessible
You need to check that any video players are accessible.
Accessible video players should offer captions, a text transcript and a way to play described audio. The controls and other interactive parts of the video player should be usable with a keyboard, assistive technologies and mobile devices.
You can also check if the video player바카라 사이트s creator has an accessibility statement for the player. This may be the quickest way to check the video player바카라 사이트s overall accessibility.
Once you바카라 사이트ve finished the checks
Once you바카라 사이트ve finished these checks, you must start making a plan to fix any accessibility problems you found.