Image Tags and Styles
Add appropriate alternative text or an empty alt attribute to every image, including CSS background images, and ARIA tags to font icons.
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Add appropriate alternative text or an empty alt attribute to every image, including CSS background images, and ARIA tags to font icons.
Use minimalist HTML to semantically describe the content of a page, and CSS to style it.
Structure your digital content with paragraph styles in documents or heading tags in web pages.
Include a personalized accessibility affirmation in your syllabus and format it so it is accessible.
As you create or update course materials, identify and correct any that are improperly formatted, inconsistent, or disorganized.
Write links that are concise, descriptive, and meaningful out of context.
Present key concepts, sequences, and like items of more than two as lists where possible.
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Include a summary in the A1 cell, give each sheet a unique name, make row and column labels specific, and keep your software current.
Use preset layouts, readable fonts, descriptive links, and alternative text in your slides.