"Quick Tips" to make accessible web-sites
For Complete Guidelines & Checklist: www.w3.org/WAI
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Images & animations. Use the
alt attribute to describe the
function of each visual
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Image maps. Use
client-side MAP and text for hotspots.
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Multimedia. Provide captioning and
transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video
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Hypertext links. Use text that
makes sense when read out of context. For example,
avoid "click here."
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Page organization. Use headings,
lists, and consistent structure. Use
CSS for layout and style where possible.
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Graphs & charts. Summarize or
use the longdesc attribute.
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Scripts, applets, & plug-ins.
Provide alternative content in case active features
are inaccessible or unsupported.
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Frames. Use
NOFRAMES and meaningful titles.
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Tables. Make line by line reading
sensible. Summarize.
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Check your work. Validate. Use
tools, checklist, and guidelines at
www.w3.org/TR/WCAG.
You can also order a printed version of the "quick
tips", and find further information on the special page on
accessibility issues. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
has also released a
series of W3C Notes that offer techniques
for Web content providers wishing to satisfy the W3C Recommendation
"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0" (WCAG).
W3C Benelux Office