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This webinar covers common accessibility issues found on UA websites and how to fix them in Modern Campus CMS.

Modern Campus CMS includes a Page Check tool that scans pages for spelling errors, broken links, HTML validation issues, and accessibility problems.

Headings help organize long pages and allow screen reader users to navigate content more easily.

Best practices:

• Use Heading 1 (H1) for the main page title
• Use H2 and H3 headings to structure sections
• Do not skip heading levels
  
  

Videos:

Images must include alternative text (alt text) so screen readers can describe them to users who cannot see the image.

Alt text should briefly describe the purpose or meaning of the image.

Video:

Additional resources:

• - ADA National Network and OCR
  
• - W3C WAI
• - Blackboard Help
•  - Canvas LMS Basics Guide

Link text should clearly describe where the link goes.

Avoid vague links such as:

• Click here
• Read more
• Link
• Spelled out URLs
  
  

Instead, use descriptive text such as:

• Download the financial aid application
• View the academic calendar
  
  

Videos:

Videos should include accurate captions so users who are deaf or hard of hearing can access the content. See the video accessibility page, for more information and resources.

Accessible video may also include:

• transcripts
• accessible media players
• audio descriptions (when needed)
  
  

Videos:

Captioning resources:

• - ADA National Network
• - Open Education at UAF 
• - UAF 
• - iTeachU
  

Text must have enough contrast with its background to be readable for users with low vision or color blindness.

Test contrast with:

Video:

These web accessibility tips and web accessibility principles can be used by web designers, developers, or content authors to guide them in creating or deploying web-based resources that are fully accessible to all users.