Accessibility - LibGuides Revamp - Summer 2015 - LibGuides at University of Nebraska Omaha

Items to Look Over (July 30)

Accessibility

Click Here! (And Other Ways to Sabotage Accessibility) - ACRL presentation
All images should have descriptive text as an alt tag so visually impaired users can understand the page using screen reader software
Introduction to Web Accessibility - WebAIM
Overview of many accessible design principles
Links should open in the same window - LibUX
Links opening in the same window is expected behavior (based on most other websites a user visits).
Links and Hypertext - WebAIM
Visually impaired users can get confused if a link opens in a new window, if their screen reader doesn't tell them. If the link opens in a new window, text should alert them of the fact.