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Accessibility

How do you know that your website is accessible and what are the guidelines to achieve this?

Contrast is one way to make sure your content is accessible | Photo by Moose Photos

Making sure that your website is accessible is essential. Below are some links to guidelines and places to help you check your website:

W3C Accessibility Standards Overview. https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines

Accessibility and assisted digital Understanding WCAG 2.1 (2018). gov.uk.
https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag

‘Designing for Web Accessibility – Tips for getting started’. W3C. https://www.w3.org/WAI/tips/designing

Understanding accessibility requirements for public sector bodies (2018).
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps

Online contrast checker https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/