While there are elements of digital accessibility that require specialized knowledge and skills, there is a great deal of simple changes that content creators can implement to make websites, documents, and other digital content more accessible. Creating accessible content begins with a firm understanding of some of the big ideas impacting accessibility and the barriers that they can create for people with disabilities.
Big ideas in digital accessibility include:
- Sufficient color contrast and proper use of color
- Meaningful text for any links
- Chronological, nested heading structure
- Appropriate use of built-in styles for any bulleted and numbered lists
- Alternative text for all images, graphs, or charts
- Any data tables properly identified with headers