Accessibility Checklist

Accessibility Best Practices Checklist

Alternative text for images, charts, and graphics

Meaningful links
1. Text should describe where the link points, not be the URL
2. Underlines are reserved for links and not to emphasize text
3. Only link to external websites that are accessible (use WebAIM WAVE extension tool to check)

Heading styles
1. Short topic descriptions
2. Must be sequential
3. Headings are like a page outline

Table must have captions and headings

Lists must be formatted (use the list icon in the editor to create lists, don't type in the number)

Color
1. Contrast Ratio for AA normal text must be 4:5:1 (WebAIM Color Contrast Checker)
2. Do not use color alone to convey meaning

Videos must be captioned and audios must have transcriptions

Documents must be accessible
1. Run the Accessibility checker built into Word and PowerPoint (version 2016 or newer for Mac)
2. PDFs must be tagged and should not be scanned images

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