Technology Accessibility Playbook—A Practical Guide to Building an Effective Section 508 Program
The updated Technology Accessibility Playbook helps federal agencies build and sustain effective Section 508 programs to ensure ICT is accessible to all.
Accessibility Bytes No. 13: Presentation Reading Order
Did you know that the order in which elements are added to a presentation can affect how they’re read by a screen reader? Proper reading order is essential for accessibility.
Accessibility Bytes No. 12: Data Tables in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDFs
Did you know that making data tables accessible helps everyone understand the data—and ensures people using screen readers can navigate them too?
Accessibility Bytes No. 11: Information Structure Improves Access, Experience and Understanding
Did you know that how you structure information can make government digital content easier to understand — for both people and machines?
Accessibility Bytes No. 10: Presenting Animations and Videos in Meetings
Did you know that some people are unable to control animations, hear the narration, or see the information within pre-recorded videos played during meetings?
Accessibility Bytes No. 9: Accessible Meetings
Did you know some people are unable to fully participate in and understand the information shared in virtual meetings?
Accessibility Bytes No. 8: Accessible QR Code Implementation
Did you know that some people are unable to access digital information and links hidden in QR Codes?
Accessibility Bytes No. 7: Information Grouped in a List
Do you know some people rely on structured content to understand and navigate information grouped in lists?
Accessibility Bytes No. 6: Document Headings
Do you know some people rely on content structure to navigate the information within a document?
Accessibility Bytes No. 5: Alternative Text
Do you know some people rely only on a meaningful description of an image to understand the information contained in the image?
Accessibility Bytes No. 4: Descriptive Links and Hypertext
Do you know some people rely only on the text of a hyperlink to navigate content to find the information they are looking for?
Accessibility Bytes No. 3: Use of Color
Do you know that some people experience difficulty understanding and comprehending information when we use only colors to convey it?
Accessibility Bytes No. 2: Color Contrast
Do you know some people experience difficulty reading or understanding information when we use certain colors to format text in a document, webpage, or captioned video?
Accessibility Bytes No. 1: Use Document Accessibility Checkers
Need to create a Microsoft Word document but not sure how to make certain it meets Section 508 standards?
