Why Web Accessibility and ADA Compliance Matter: Part 2 – The How
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In part 1 of this series we talked about the why, but now let’s talk about the how:
You may be saying to yourself that you didn’t pick the platform that you are working with and are stuck with whatever limitations that app or content management system may have, but I am here to tell you that you can still make an impact on the accessibility and ADA compliance of your association’s web presence no matter what platform or tool you are using.
The four accessibility best practices that you have control over no matter what platform your association website or web service is using are:
Using Alt Text: Ensuring that all images have descriptive alt text for screen readers. View our blog post on this topic.
Text Readability: Ensuring that text can be resized, has sufficient contrast, and is easily readable. View our blog post on this topic.
Responsive Design: Ensuring that the website is usable on all devices, including those with varying screen sizes and assistive technologies. View our blog post on this topic.
Video Captions and Transcripts: Providing captions for videos and transcripts for audio content to ensure that users with hearing impairments can access the content. View our blog post on this topic.
Tools that you can use to check or double check your website for Web Accessibility issues:
- https://webaim.org/ Web AIM is one of the best resources for web accessibility training, evaluation, assistance, and reporting on the web. There is a plethora of resources, checklists and tools available for you to learn and utilize in your accessibility journey and the best part is the majority of these resources are free. They do also provide paid training classes if you are interested in those.
- https://www.w3.org/ The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, the group behind web standards and guidelines is also a great resource for accessibility fundamentals and has a database of accessibility tools
Check back with us for more in this series where we do a deeper dive into each of the four ways to make your association’s website more accessible.
Mike Cooke, AMR’s Director of Web Strategy, and ADA compliance reviews are available to all of our client partners. Reach out to us today to see how we can help take your association’s website to the next level.
Degrees and Credentials:
Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunication (Radio Television & Film Production) Baylor University
Association Management Professional Since:
2014
What inspires you about your work?
Every day is a new adventure and you never know what new web technology a client or client team wants to try next. Working in the association management world keeps me busy and my skills fresh. I love having the chance to be a member of several different teams here at AMR.
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