Introduction to Website Accessibility
There is a lot of in-depth information available about how to make websites and digital content accessible. This resource discusses 8 recommendations which serve as a great start!
Ebooks are not the only digital content that benefit from accessibility! All digital content, from webpages to Facebook posts, can be inclusive and accessible. This resource provides general recommendations which apply to most of the most popular social media platforms.
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Digital Marketing
Resource Type(s):
Checklist, Foundations and Rationale
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Introduction
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Ebooks are not the only digital content that benefit from accessibility! All of your digital content, from webpages to Facebook posts, can be inclusive and accessible to your whole audience.
The following general recommendations apply to most of the most popular social media platforms – including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. For more detailed recommendations, and checklists, check out the Related Content section below.
To ensure that your social media content is accessible, start thinking about the wide variety of people that could be interacting with your post. Considering your entire potential audience will help enhance your social engagement by making your posts accessible and inclusive. A few general tips include:
These general tips, together with the more detailed instruction in the resources below, will take your social media game to the next level!
Download a PDF version of the tips for making your posts accessible and inclusive.
This page from Princeton University gives some guidelines for making social media posts more accessible. It covers alternative text for images, video captions, animated GIFs, using mixed case for hashtags so they will be read properly by screen readers, and use of emojis and emoticons.
This guide outlines the key steps that people can take to create social media campaigns that meet the accessibility standards. It’s been designed to be quick and simple to adopt, and it includes paths to further learning, and downloadable templates you can use!
This short webpage explains how plain language benefits all users, including people with cognitive disabilities, low reading literacy, and people who are encountering an unknown topic or language. Using plain language enhances the accessibility of a content for all readers!