Description
Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
Questions & Answers
Do forms need to have visible labels?
Do my form elements need to have visible labels or is placeholder text good enough?
- form input labels
- form labels
- forms
- labels
- visible labels
What is the difference between legend and label elements?
I'm working on updating my site and have become a little confused about the differences between legend and label elements. Can you explain?
- label
- legend
What is an accessibility tree and how do I view it?
I've been told to make sure my site has an accessibility tree. What is an accessibility tree? How do I view it?
- accessibility tree
What is a VPAT?
I've been hearing a lot about website accessibility and something called a VPAT. Can you help me understand what a VPAT is and what it's for?
- section 508
- voluntary product accessibility template
- vpat
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
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
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
How can I make my website available in other languages?
I have a Wordpress site written in English. Do you guys know of a plugin or something that I can do to make it available in other languages as well?
- translations
- wordpress
How do I change the order the elements on my page are given focus?
When I tab through the elements on my site with the keyboard everything is almost perfect except for a couple case where it looks like the order is messed up. How can I change the order the elements on my page are given focus when...
- best practices
- html
- keyboard
- page structure