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Recently the question has come up how to place alt-text on the image displayed by news content pages in the Data Summary portlets. There is no property line for this image called: Alt-Text.
The ‘trick’ here is to remember that … Read the rest
One of the requirements for accessibility is that hyperlinks have tooltip text that appears when the user either hovers over the link text or is read to the user if a screen reader is being used. However, when that hyperlink … Read the rest
There has been a great deal of concern about accessibility recently. Even Microsoft has focused on accessibility in many of their more recent application updates. However, how do you as an individual ensure your PDF documents are accessible without having … Read the rest
Most webpage editors know how to add a basic email link on their website. But let’s start with an example content line that says the following:
If you have any questions concerning any of the OCPS guidelines, please address them … Read the rest
In the past, we have run Google Analytics which told us that the majority of the web sessions on the OCPS portal were coming from desktop computers. In fact the number was as high as 95% in recent months. However, … Read the rest
I am sure that as you look around the Internet, not just the OCPS web pages, you will find many instances where the text on the page asks you to ‘Click Here’ to go to another page, or to a … Read the rest
Now that you have a Word Document that is accessible, how can you create a PDF that you can distribute to others outside of OCPS.
Since the 2007 version of Word, you have had an option to change the file … Read the rest
Accessibility of Images in PDFs follows essentially the same rules as images on web pages. There are three basic types of images:
All three types of images must have alt-text associated with them. However, … Read the rest
First, let me be clear that accessibility is for everyone, not just the visually impaired. Some aspects of accessibility are directed toward those who have reasonably good vision or hearing and are meant to make documents easier to understand. Other … Read the rest
The video recording from the August 13, 2018 webinar for district web admins/authors is now available from our intranet site page:
https://intranet.ocps.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=125187&pageId=338087
The videos on the left side of the page are the introductory videos created in 2017. The Mastering … Read the rest