Accessibility
These accessibility and usability guidelines were written by ASBAH to incorporate the RNIB's disability website guidance and World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Guidelines.
Front or Splash Page should
Be uncluttered i.e. the front page should be clearly designed and well laid out for ease of access
Use large buttons, using symbols and words
Have a facility for increasing text size
Not use photos in the Front Page design, as people with visual impairment find these difficult to see
Front page and home pages
Page backgrounds are plain
Design should not include patterns or texture
Use simple and straightforward language (e.g. Plain English) for writing the content on your pages
Navigation should use a combination of symbols/icons and colour
The contrast between the background and text is important; however strong background shading should be used sparingly
Avoid Italics and animated text - partially sighted people find this difficult to read
Text alternatives are not necessary if all the above are followed; however people with severe disabilities prefer the option of text only alternatives
Colour issues
Do not use yellow as this gives blurred vision to partially sighted people. Purple and pink are good accessible website colours and it is easier to see images and text with these colours
Do not have too many contrasting colours
A web site visitor can change the colour on their screen
Graphics and Images
All Images should have ALT TEXT tags; these are words describing your images; this helps people viewing a text only version of the site
Graphic links should always be accompanied by text alternatives
Positive images of disability are important
Pictures should not overload the page
Hyper Links
Links should have expressive text for people using text readers
Graphic links should always be accompanied by text alternatives
Use Underlining for hyper links only
Link text should make sense when taken out of context e.g. "click here" should be avoided
Include non-link printable characters between links. A line break is not enough as these are removed by some text browsers e.g. a chance to talk /publications/ search
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