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Guidance

Key advice

Three vital topics you should understand to begin to make your online content digitally accessible.

Headings

Proper heading structure is key to accessible content.

Links

How to use descriptive link text across different link types.

Images

Alt text, captions, complex images, and images as links.

Text accessibility

How you use and display text dictates a large part of your content's accessibility. These are the main text-based topics to learn about.

Styling text

Learn how to apply text styles without causing accessibility issues.

Language

Advice on simple text. Also how to use foreign language.

Lists

How and when to use lists accessibly.

Meta titles

Setting clear meta titles is vital for good usability.

Colour contrast

It's vital that your text has strong contrast with any given background so it's easy to read for everyone.

Media accessibility

How to support your video or audio with alternative formats.

Digital video

Producing transcriptions, captions, and audio description.

Digital audio

Keys for digital audio compliance.

Object accessibility

Things you add to a web page need to be applied properly so they can be used and understood by all.

Tables

How to use tables accessibly and when to use alternatives.

Accordions

How to set accordions in web content and use them accessibly.

WordPress guide

Detail on how to edit or create pages on a University WordPress site.

Forms

Some basic guidance on how to produce simple, accessible forms.

Statements and alternative routes

Being transparent about known or potential accessibility issues is vital. As is providing mitigation when something doesn't work.

Accessibility statements

Inform users of issues so they can decide if or how to interact with a site or product.

Accessible alternative routes

If something isn't fully compliant, you must ensure it's not a barrier.

Use the guidance available from this page to help make your digital content more accessible. More information will be added, and advice updated with improvements or corrections, as and when necessary.

How to use this guidance

Visit a topic area you want to know more about. You'll find detail on:

  • what you should do,
  • why it's important, and
  • step-by-step instructions for how to be more accessible in that area.

Most topics have instructions that cover a range of platforms, including WordPress, Jadu and Word.

More information

Web page content checklist

Work through our checklist to make your web content more compliant.

Contact

Who to contact if you have a digital accessibility issue at the University.