Questions & Answers
How can I test text color contrast?
Is there a way that I can test the color contrast of text and graphics?
- color
- graphics
- text
- wave scanner
Do images and art need to follow accessibility rules?
My site contains a lot of artwork, graphics, and some photography. My question is whether or not I need to do anything if they don't meet requirements. Or do they get a pass?
- art
- color
- graphics
- images
- video
Company colors don’t pass contrast guidelines.
The company colors don't pass contrast guidelines, and the entire site is built on that color scheme. Are there any exceptions to this rule, and if so, what would you suggest?
- branding
- color
How do I know if my websites structure is laid out correctly?
My page looks good visually, but I am not sure if its structure is laid out properly or if I used the right elements. How am I supposed to know if I've done things the "right" way?
- best practices
- building content
- html
- page structure
Can I link to non-compliant sites from my site?
Can I link to a non-compliant external site and stay compliant?
- ads
- building content
- third party
How do you fix a “suspicious link text” warning in the Wave Scanner?
I ran my page through the wave scanner in chrome and got 'suspicious link text' as a warning. My question is this... how specific do I need to make the text? If I go over the top and make it super specific it goes away...
- best practices
- building content
- html
- wave scanner
Does my site need to be usable if the CSS and javascript doesn’t load?
I've always wondered this but never really known for sure. Let's say none of my CSS or javascript loads. Does the site still need to be usable? I know a lot of really big sites are useless without CSS and javascript so I'm betting the...
- best practices
- CSS
- html
- javascript
- page structure
Do logos need to follow the accessibility guidelines?
Do logos need to follow the accessibility guidelines? Specifically color contrast, size, text, stuff like that.
- best practices
- branding
- color
- images
Do the ads on my site need to follow accessibility guidelines?
Do ads that show on sites need to follow accessibility guidelines? I am a bit concerned if they do as I don't really have control over what ads are showing. Off the top of my head, I am most concerned about the really obnoxious flashy...
- ads
- flashes
- third party
Can I specify the language of specific parts of my page?
As an example, let's suppose I want to write the following. 'The french word bonjour means hello in english.' My sites language is english, but I would like screen readers to know that 'bonjour' is written in french. Is that something I should even bother...
- building content
- translations