A common occurrence is to have a hyperlink that uses an image rather than Link Text. In these situations, the alt text for the image and link must appear in the <img> tag’s ‘alt’ attribute. There are many cases where … Read the rest
20 Things That Are Not Cool!
I am not talking about the fact that it is summertime in Florida or how you feel when you lose electricity due to a storm and your air conditioning does not work. No, I am talking about the OCPS websites … Read the rest
Monside News – 2019 – 2nd Quarter
Product Updates
A ‘Show on Page’ button has been added that takes you directly to the error as it exists on the page. The issues highlighted will be based on the module that you are working within, e.g. … Read the rest
A Quick Web Accessibility Checklist for our Content Editors
While the following is not a complete list of DOs and DONTs, it is a quick list adapted from a SiteImprove document on Web Accessibility
Page Structure
If you have a simple page, you may not think of page structure … Read the rest
Year End Web Site Review
The 2019-2020 school year is essentially over. Now is a good time to review your school or department web site. Did it do everything you hoped it would? If not what could you do different to change that? Are you … Read the rest
Are You a New Editor To Our Web Sites?
First, Happy 100th post!
If you have just been assigned to work on your district department or school web site, you may be asking yourself where to begin. There is no quick 5-minute course on everything you need to … Read the rest
Tackling Accessibility Errors with Monsido – Part 1
The new Monsido Accessibility reports break down errors into three major categories:
- Quality Assurance – Includes broken links and misspellings.
- Accessibility – These are the common ADA issues.
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) – These issues affect the overall performance of
Tips of the Day – March 29, 2019
Accessibility Insights
Microsoft cares about accessibility. In addition to the accessibility checker which I covered in an earlier post, here is a link to help you learn the basics of accessibility:
Your Own Personal Screen Reader
Narrator is … Read the rest
Quick Notes on Site Content and Accessibility Issues for March 28, 2019
As I have been going through many of the district and school sites, I have noticed several reoccurring problems.
Use External Link References Rather Than Duplicating Pages
I’ve seen several cases were the content for a page was duplicated exactly, … Read the rest
ADA Tips
Complying with all of the ADA issues can be difficult when you are first exposed to the many rules. Part of that is because there are many different aspects to accessibility and some rules may apply to specific areas while … Read the rest