All current and future web editors are required to complete our new accessibility training courses. If you have not attended a training, you can register using the link below.
Learn the various duties related to accessible web content each major group (Content Owners / Web Editors, Marketing & Communication, and IT) is responsible for.
Other aspects of web accessibility can be found on the following pages:
Our Web Accessibility Content Creator Guide is a quick reference to help keep your sites accessible.
WCAG 2.0 level AA requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. This means that light text can not be used on a white background.
Large text is defined as 14 point (typically 18.66px) and bold or larger, or 18 point (typically 24px) or larger.
WebAIM, a web accessibility solutions company, has a free online contrast checker. Simply set the foreground and background colors, and the checker will automatically provide a pass/fail grade.
Add Captions to YouTube Videos
Always caption and/or transcribe prerecorded video to the highest quality possible. Automated programs typically do not punctuate and articulate what is spoken with 100% accuracy. Most often, the computer generated captions will require edits. We ask that you pay close attention to the following:
