After a website assessment is completed and a list of issues has been prioritized, it is time to find the correct subject matter expert to fix the issue.
Delegating web accessibility issues
There are three main groups that can help remediate accessibility issues.
Content Creators:
Content creators manage almost everything in the text editor.
- Writing clear and simple content
- Logical headings
- Image alt text
- Multimedia, like video captions
- Tables - used only for data, never for layout
- iFrames
- Making links obvious
- Using accurate and descriptive link text
- Discouraging the use of slideshows/ carousels
Developers:
Developers handle issues that require coding abilities.
- Header
- Footer
- Navigation
- Landmarks
- Keyboard focus
- Tab order
- Electronic Forms
- Dialog boxes and popups
- Multimedia and text alternatives
- Multimedia controls
- Skip navigation links
- Font size / Zooming in the browser
- Discouraging the use of slideshows/ carousels
Designers:
Designers manage issues that require visual design skills.
- Consistency and logic in visual navigation
- Writing clear and simple content
- Choice of color
- Font size / Zoom
- Discouraging the use of slideshow/ carousels