10 Practical Tips for Improving Web and Social Media Accessibility
By
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro
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Summary
Deborah shares 10 practical tips for improving accessibility on websites and social media, covering areas like alt text, color contrast, heading structure, link text, captions, keyboard navigation, and social media accessibility. The post was inspired by conversations at WordCamp Denver 2018 and targets bloggers, photographers, writers, designers, and developers who want to make their online content more inclusive.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThanks for all the info, Deborah. Appreciate your help. I know I have some work to do on my site.
Do you have a summary post with all the tips you just shared with me?
No, I replied. But that's a good idea. I'll publish a summary blog post in the next week.
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