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WEB DEV ACCESSIBILITY TIP: Using Images in Bulleted Lists

Posted on by Mary Gillen

A bulleted list is written by hand

In order for customized list items to be accessible, they must be marked up correctly.

FAIL: Avoid using images as bullets in lists in the HTML file.

SOLUTION: Remove the image bullets from the HTML and use CSS to generate the bullets

PASS:

list-style-image:url(‘images/bullet.png’);

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Section 508: 15 US federal guidelines covered by 59 accessibility checkpoints

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WEB DEV ACCESSIBILITY TIP: Text Display Direction Switcheroo

Posted on by Mary Gillen

Multi-colored arrows pointing right to left

The dir attribute is used to set the base direction of text for display. It is essential for enabling HTML in right-to-left scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Thaana. Numerous different languages are written with these scripts, including Arabic, Hebrew, Pashto, Persian, Sindhi, Syriac, Dhivehi, Urdu, Yiddish, etc.

The lang attribute specifies a language written right-to-left, so dir=rtl is needed to change the text layout direction.

SOLUTION: Add dir=”rtl” to the html tag any time the overall document direction is right-to-left. This sets the base direction for the whole document.

EXAMPLE FOR CONTENT DISPLAYED IN ARABIC:

<!doctype html>
<html dir=”rtl” lang=”ar”>

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WCAG 2.1: 312 checkpoints covering A, AA and AAA W3 accessibility guidelines
Section 508: 15 US federal guidelines covered by 59 accessibility checkpoints

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WEB DEV ACCESSIBILITY TIP: Underline Those Text Links

Posted on by Mary Gillen

Sign with word necessary

Hypertext links that are not underlined can cause problems for some users.

FAIL: Removing the underline from links makes it difficult for color blind users to see them.

SOLUTION: Remove the text-decoration:none property from your link styles, or introduce the link underline style on both mouse hover and keyboard focus actions.

PASS:

CSS: Here is the basic declaration to add to your CSS style sheet to activate all link underlines throughout your website:

a {text-decoration:underline;}

CSS: Here is the basic declaration to add to your CSS style sheet to underline the link when a user hovers over a link with a mouse or activates keyboard focus when “tabbing” to the link:

a:hover, a:focus {text-decoration:underline;}

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WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY TESTING & REMEDIATION SERVICES: Mary Gillen is an experienced Website Accessibility Compliance Auditor and Remediator. She can test your website to determine if it meets accessibility standards:

WCAG 2.1: 312 checkpoints covering A, AA and AAA W3 accessibility guidelines
Section 508: 15 US federal guidelines covered by 59 accessibility checkpoints

Find out more about Mary Gillen’s Accessibility Testing & Remediation Services: Websites, PDFs, Office Docs & Videos

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