What NOT to do to make a site accessible
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 5:12 am
In short, they are very useful activities for those who - for example - have vision problems, or are totally blind
Don't rely solely on plugins , apps, and overlays. As we said, they don't make your site compliant. But why?
Because they don't touch all the WGAC 2.1 guidelines required by the Accessibility Act. Here are some examples:
A tool is unable to add subtitles cyprus mobile phone numbers to a video embedded in the site : therefore, the video will remain inaccessible for those who are deaf, want to understand the information in a noisy place or where having the volume high is inconvenient;
A plugin is not able to insert Alt-text (alternative text) for images when they are not there: an image without a replacement description is as if it did not exist for those who cannot or cannot see it clearly;
An app is not able to organize the menu and content of the site pages so that they are navigable with the TAB key on the keyboard.
These are just 3 examples that demonstrate without half measures that a plugin does not make the site accessible and therefore does not make your company compliant with the Accessibility Act
The vast majority of those who need to navigate a website in an alternative way are certainly not waiting for the Accessibility Act to finally come into force at the end of June 2025.
For a long time, months, years he has needed websites to be accessible and without digital barriers in order to be able to “do his things”.
Don't rely solely on plugins , apps, and overlays. As we said, they don't make your site compliant. But why?
Because they don't touch all the WGAC 2.1 guidelines required by the Accessibility Act. Here are some examples:
A tool is unable to add subtitles cyprus mobile phone numbers to a video embedded in the site : therefore, the video will remain inaccessible for those who are deaf, want to understand the information in a noisy place or where having the volume high is inconvenient;
A plugin is not able to insert Alt-text (alternative text) for images when they are not there: an image without a replacement description is as if it did not exist for those who cannot or cannot see it clearly;
An app is not able to organize the menu and content of the site pages so that they are navigable with the TAB key on the keyboard.
These are just 3 examples that demonstrate without half measures that a plugin does not make the site accessible and therefore does not make your company compliant with the Accessibility Act
The vast majority of those who need to navigate a website in an alternative way are certainly not waiting for the Accessibility Act to finally come into force at the end of June 2025.
For a long time, months, years he has needed websites to be accessible and without digital barriers in order to be able to “do his things”.