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Updated on: Jul 15, 2022
How can choices in background and text color affect accessibility?
Many users will have visual impediments that will require good contrast in the documents you are producing. The best way to help these users is to make sure that the contrast between background and foreground has a ratio of 4.5:1 or higher. Leaving the defaults of the editor intact is best - black text on white, with a ratio of 21:1.
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Updated on: Jul 15, 2022
How can I make lists of items accessible?
If you think of a vertical series of items as a list, you should include it in your page as a numbered or bulleted list. Screen readers can identify lists; for example, a bulleted list containing two items may begin: "List of two items. Bullet 1."
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Updated on: Jul 15, 2022
What does it mean to make content accessible?
Everybody experiences the world, including content they access on the internet, in their own way. How someone experiences content on the internet can be vastly different depending on the computer or device and size of the screen on which they view it, and how they interact with it.
For example, while some people read text and interpret images they view, others use assistive technology to listen to content using a screen reader. Meanwhile, some people click on links using a mouse or similar device, while others navigate using a keyboard or by tapping on touch screens.
Improving the accessibility of content is about reducing basic barriers to comprehension, such as providing alternative text for images, so that those who cannot see the images can grasp their meaning. Similarly, making captions or transcript text available for a video file can make it accessible to someone who cannot hear audio.
For more technical information about making content accessible, see What are some guidelines for making content accessible?
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Updated on: Jun 29, 2022
How do I add a video quiz as an automatically-graded assignment?
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Updated on: Jun 24, 2022
How do I make text in multiple languages accessible?
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Updated on: Jun 22, 2022
How can I make images more accessible?
Users with some disabilities will be unable to see images and/or comprehend what they are meant to convey. Alternative Text can help give context and meaning to an image.
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Updated on: Jun 21, 2022
How do I create a video quiz?
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Updated on: Jun 15, 2022
What is a video quiz, and how can I use it?
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Updated on: Jun 15, 2022
How can I make tables accessible?
Users of screen readers cannot read tables the same way sighted users do. Sighted users can tell at a glance what column and row a given cell is associated with, but a screen reader user needs a properly coded table. To make tables usable, additional steps will need to be taken to make them accessible.
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