Website Accessibility Report 8
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Guideline 3. Use markup and style sheets and do so properly.
Properly using structural elements is an important part of keeping a website accessible. Header tags should be used to show structure, not to change the size of text. Lists should be used properly and not for other purposes. Images should not be used in place of text (such as in a logo) whenever possible. Tables need to be used only for tabular data and not for structure. A document type declaration should be included at the beginning of the document. Style sheets should be used instead of elements to control the structure of the page.
Some ways to conform to these standards are to use MathXL to mark up mathematical equations, using style sheets to control layout and font effects. It is best to use relative units in place of absolute units so that the content is usable and transformable. Headers should be used to show hierarchy of information. h1 should be before h2, and they should not be used just to make something bigger. Using ul, ol, and dl appropriately can help keep your information organized and accessible. Quotations used should be marked up with q or blockquote tags; do not use these just to indent text, use styles instead. Tables should be used only for tabular information, not to organize a site the way you want it. Include a document type declaration to show the formal grammar for the text on the page.