Website Accessibility Report 5
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Guideline 1. Provide content alternatives to auditory and visual content.
While using images and sounds can make a website more enjoyable, there are many users who aren't able to use the auditory and/or visual content that a site implements. So equivalent ways to get the information across is necessary, for example: text alternatives for images or auditory content. Non-text content needs an alternative in text, because text is able to be read by screen readers and printed off in braille if necessary. Text is the best way to get information across to people. It is, however, also important to have alternatives to text, for those who might not be able to read as well, or who may have a disability that prevents them from being able to understand text as well might need pictures or sounds to help them understand the content of the webpage better.
In order to implement guideline 1, it is best to make sure that an alt attribute is used for any images. inputs, or applets, so users are able to know what is in the content if they are not able to see it. Longdesc is also a useful attribute to use for elements where the alt attribute won't suffice (1). Any image maps that are used also need to have a text equivalent (2, 5). If there is an audio track on your webpage, an audio description should be used to tell what is being said and should be timed correctly (3). For animations or videos, be sure to have captions and/or auditory descriptions of what is going on that are synchronized to match the video (4). Text is usually the best to use in a website, because it is understandable (in some way or another) to most everyone who will be using your website. A good looking website and images aren't everything, though they are nice to have. Keep text so more people will be able to receive the information from your site.