Ensure links describe their purpose, i.e no ‘Read More’ alone as the link
Ensure color contrast is 4.5:1 for text on background colors (testing tools for Chrome and Firefox)
Remove pdfs or replace them with HTML content whenever possible
Remove any charts/graphs that rely on color to convey meaning
Use ol, ul and dl tags for lists or groups of links
Using h1-h6 to identify headings
Ordering the content in a meaningful sequence (i.e start with h2, then h3, then h4, etc)
Do not use tables for layout
No auto-playing audio or video
No images of text
Ensure there are no keyboard traps
Remove blink tags
If you create a non-English page or an English page that is partially non-English, encapsulate your content with the following code:
<div xml:lang=”es”>…</div>
The code above assumes the content is Spanish. You can find more language codes here.
Using table markup to present tabular information, i.e denote table headings with <th>, table data with <td>
What we do automatically
Basic alt text on images
ARIA landmarks on sections in the themes
Using label elements to associate text labels with their form controls
Labelling for controls
Using grouping roles to identify related form controls
Positioning labels to maximize predictability of relationships
Use CSS to include decorative images
Using CSS to control visual presentation of text
Using CSS margin and padding rules instead of spacer images for layout design
Grouping related links using the nav element
Making the DOM order match the visual order
Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality.
All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes
Hidden skip to content link
Providing descriptive titles for Web pages
Placing the interactive elements in an order that follows sequences and relationships within the content
Create a logical tab order through links, form controls, and objects
More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages
Any keyboard operable user interface has a mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible.
The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined.
When any component receives focus, it does not initiate a change of context.
Navigational mechanisms that are repeated on multiple Web pages within a set of Web pages occur in the same relative order each time they are repeated
If an input error is automatically detected, the item that is in error is identified and the error is described to the user in text.
Labels or instructions are provided when content requires user input.
In content implemented using markup languages, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique, except where the specifications allow these features.
For all user interface components (including but not limited to: form elements, links and components generated by scripts), the name and role can be programmatically determined; states, properties, and values that can be set by the user can be programmatically set; and notification of changes to these items is available to user agents, including assistive technologies.
