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Accessibility in the context of websites is the practice of making a website “accessible” for users who are impaired in eyesight, hearing or in any other form. This means for example writing semantically meaningful html to make it easier to navigate through your website via third party tools like a screenreader and giving your images or videos text alternatives that make them easy to interpret via screenreader.
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They use screenreaders, which read out the website contents in practical ways.
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Semantic HTML makes it easier for a screenreader to differentiate between different headings, topics and paragraphs or help understand and summarise tables.
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Trying to use unnecessary javascript to give functionality to tags like “
” when there are dedicated html tags which do the same job by default with less code.
Not trying to make your html semantically meaningful and accessible, thus costing yourself better SEO and accesibility. -
The tab index gives tags the functionality of being able to be focused at via tab key. this makes navigating through your website easier, using a keyboard only.
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good sematic code to make your website content as useable as possible.
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a screen reader
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good sematic practice gives structured order and accessibility
4.using slang, line breaks, abbreviations or acronyms etc.
- attribute for a element that works with the tab key
1.Navigation assistance for people with visual and physical impairments.
2.By using screen readers.
3.segregating and order makes it easier for the reader to decipher and for the user to listen/navigate
4.Not using semantic HTML from the beginning, using dashes when we can avoid it (i.e. 5-7 should be written as 5 to 7), not expanding abbreviations, and not expanding acronyms at least once or twice–also, making things unnecessarily complicated and messy.
5. Tab index lets you focus on certain elements using the tab key. You can also order in which the elements are focused and alternatively choose which elements are to not be targeted.
1.What is accessibility? making your websites usable by as many people as possible, some countries require this
2.How do people interpret websites without vision? Screen Readers
3. How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible? Semantic HTML, Easier to develop on, Better on mobile, and good for SEO
4. Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML? Using abbreviatures, dashes or acronyms.
- What is a tab index? attribute is primarily intended to allow tabbable elements to have a custom tab order
- Accessibility is making your web page and features accessible for all people “especially users with physical or mental impairments.”
- People without vision commonly use screen readers to read content and navigate the web.
- Semantic HTML helps screen readers do their job.
- Avoid non-semantic HTML tags.
- Tabindex is a global attribute used for navigation using the tab key.
While reading, try to answer the following questions.
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What is accessibility?
Accessibility is writing code in a way that allows those with certain disabilities to best access/undersand the information on our website. -
How do people interpret websites without vision?
Text to Speech/Audio - Screen Readers -
How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
Screen readers are better able to differentiate sections of text and the structure of the content. -
Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML.
Abbreviations, HTML tables, acronyms without prior explanation, dashes, etc. -
What is a tab index?
Tab index 0 allows us to tab to that element.
Tab index 1 allows not normally tabbable elements to receive focus programatically, e.g. via Javascript, or as a target of links
- Accessibility in terms of web design means sites should be accessible to keyboard, mouse and any other way users access the web and should be understandable and usable by people regardless of auditory, visual, physical, or cognitive abilities.
- Using a magnifier or sometimes screen readers
- Using the right elements can allow the website to interact properly with screen readers, for instance
- Avoid abbreviations, avoid dashes, expand acronyms, avoid table layouts, avoid div for buttons
- Tabindex attribute allows tubbable elements to have a custom tab order
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
- What is accessibility?
Accessibility is the practice of structuring your website in such of a way that is meaningful and easy to understand for the reader. - How do people interpret websites without vision?
People without vision can interpret websites using screen magnifiers, can be physical magnifiers or they use software zoom capabilities and another option is screen readers. - How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
Semantic HTML uses the correct HTML elements for their intended purpose as much as possible. - Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML.
Do not use ‘divs’ in place of HTML semantics, and avoid using language and characters that don’t get read out clearly by a screen reader. - What is a tab index?
A global attribute that allows an HTML element to receive focus. When a tab index’s value is set to zero or a positive number the element can be navigated using the tab key on the keyboard. Note: When a tab index’s value is set to a positive number just know that, that element becomes the first thing users tab to in a web page no matter where the element placement is.
1. What is accessibility?
the ability to enable any content to anyone including with an impairment, able to convert text to audio, use touch screen;
2. How do people interpret websites without vision?
screen readers such as alexa or siri or would allow to read text.
3. How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
it helps the users, developer and machines to better tag/read/view the content so other users or machines, search engines, crawlers, can adjust to their requirements with proper tagging.
4. Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML.
- don’t design/edit multiple pages at a time.
- do not combine all assets/images into one folder
5. What is a tab index?
allows to scroll or move to the element where tab index has been declared by pressing the tab keyboard
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Creating an easy way to interact or access something so that is open and available to anyone. Accessibility uses good semantics.
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They use a screen reader.
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semantic HTML helps make the website easier to style with CSS and manipulate with javascript. It also helps for everyone to be able to read and interpret the code by using clear language. Also helps the screen reader.
4.Avoid using the <div tag when you can use the semantic codes, avoid unclear language like abbreviations and symbols like dashes when possible.
- It is an attribute that allows Tabbable elements to have a custom tab order.
- Accessibility is the practice of making your websites usable by as many people as possible.
- They have accessibility software that reads to them the website through alt text, and sections, etc.
- Alt text allows people to know whats on their screen when text isnt provided.
- Try to not use divs as replacements for the header, body, section, article, etc. tags. These tags are meant to be descriptive, and should be used for their specific purposes.
- A tab index is how people navigate screens without vision.
1: Accessibility is making sure your webpage is usable by as many people as possible
2: by using a screen reader
3: It orders the html better and more readable to people using a screen reader
4: don’t use dashes, no abbreviations, acronyms should be used and then tagged to describe
5:a index that affects the order in which the tab button works, different from the default use
- Allowing the full content to be accessed by all users and tools including those with disabilities.
- People without vision can interpret websites via screen magnifiers and screen readers.
- It allows for screen readers to better interpret the page layout, better mobile experience, as well as better search engine optimization.
Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML. - Avoid dashes, abbreviations, acronyms, and table layouts.
5.The tab index is primarily intended to allow tabbable elements to have a custom tab order (specified in positive numerical order) instead of just being tabbed through in their default source order.
1 Accessibility makes the web useable by everyone. Any user can use all its features and content, regardless of how the user accesses the web- even with physical and mental impairments.
2. They use screen reader technology.
3. A great deal of content can be made accessible just by using good semantics such as excellent content structure, clear language, and page layouts.
4. Avoid using language and characters that don’t get read out clearly by a screen reader (e.g., don’t use dashes, don’t abbreviate).
5. A tab index is primarily intended to allow tabbable elements to have a custom tab order (specified in positive numerical order) instead of just being tabbed through in their default source order. The most useful value of tabindex is tabindex=“0” as it allows elements that are not normally tabbable to become tabbable. There’s also tabindex=“1” which allows normally tabbable elements to receive focus programmatically.
- What is accessibility?
Using the right elements to markup my content. So I perform better in SEO, can understand it easier and write cleaner code.
- How do people interpret websites without vision?
With screen readers, which display the alt text for e. g. at img elements.
- How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
First, a good content structure with headings, paragraphs, lists, header, footer, asides, sections, …
Second, using clear language. No slang or dashes. Avoid abbrevitations and expand acronyms.
Third, page layouts. Don’t use tables, bc of screen readers and code size (bandwith)
Form labels, not something like click here.
- Practices to avoid
Tables, abbreviations, dashes, slang, no link text like click here
- What is a tab index?
If you have a div(erse) element used for something like a button you loose the function of accessing those buttons with tab. With the attribute tabindex=“0”, tabindex=“1”, …“2”, … you can gain this functions back.
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Accessibility is making a website usable to as many people as possible, including those who may have disabilities.
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People without vision interpret websites by using screen reading software, which uses audio to tell the user what is on the screen.
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Semantic HTML helps screen reading software to identify an element and its purpose. Also some elements have built in functionality that helps with accessibility.
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Avoid using tags for styling purposes. Do not use tags outside of their semantic purpose, like using h1 tags to write paragraphs.
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Tab index is an attribute that allows a user to highlight an element using the tab key. Some elements such as links and buttons inherit this feature without having to add it as an attribute.
1. What is accessibility?
- Accessibility is the ability to access a certain website by as many people as possible.
2. How do people interpret websites without vision?
- Websites without vision are websites without the ability to assist the disabled, including screen readers, magnifiers, and voice assistance.
3. How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
- It makes websites more accessible because it is easier for developers to read the code and find out which part is more important.
4. Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML.
- Avoid making the code hard to read and preferably use semantics when possible.
5. What is a tab index?
- Tab index is an attribute that specifies the tab order in which one uses the tab button for navigation.
- accessibility is the practice of making websites usable by people with disabilities, on phones, and/or with slow internet connections. This maximizes the consumption of your content.
- visually impaired people use screen readers to interpret websites.
- good semantics is easier to develop with because you get some functionality for free like “button” and its more intuitive, it works better on mobile because it ends up being a lighter file size, and its great for SEO.
- avoid using overly complicated language filled with jargon or abbreviations. Avoid using dashes to ranges or mathematical symbols for abberviations etc
- The tabindex indicates that its element can be focused, and where it participates in sequential keyboard navigation
- Accessibility is a way of designing websites so that physically impaired individuals can still navigate and use websites prperly
- By using screen readers
- Good semantics give the screen reader something to understand
- using div, not assigning a value to alt in an image, or using tables to layout a website.
- A tab index is the order in which elements will be navigated to suing the tab button
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What is accessibility?
Accessibility is the ability to access and interpret (a website’s) content for its intended purpose across many platforms or to aid for understanding or disabilities. -
How do people interpret websites without vision?
People can interpret websites without vision by utilizing screen reading technology. -
How does semantic HTML help make websites accessible?
It makes websites more acessible by giving a standard way which is compliant with various programs. This also helps for ease of understanding and interpreting. -
Name a few practices to avoid when writing HTML.
Some practices to avoid while using HTML are:
1.Using Unclear language or grammar
2. Messy structure
3. Weird spaces
4. Niche Acronyms and Words
- What is a tab index?
It is a custom way for the keyboard and tab key to interact with a page.