Accessibility Features

In keeping with the theme of inclusiveness, I have added Accessibility Features throughout my website to enhance the experience for all viewers. Making your website more accessible leads to viewers staying on your website longer. I have included:

• Alternative text to all images - Alternative text has been used for all images to reflect an audible description of the picture shown. This is to provide a more inclusive representation for all viewers. "alt text (sometimes called alt attributes, alt descriptions, or alt tags) is also accessed by screen readers to “read” the picture." Reference: https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/make-your-website-accessible/

• Hyperlinks to selected websites and social media outlets - This is a convenient function which allows user to easily access information which has been referred to within my web page. This alleviates the frustration of searching for content.

• High colour contrast - This accessibility features makes it easier to visualize the information on each page. This makes it easier to recognize the content within a website. It allows your eyes to absorb the information clearer and with less strain.

• Text size and left alignment - Text size is vitally important on websites. Increasing the size of the text increases the readability factor. Reference: https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/make-your-website-accessible/

• Bulleted points - Bulleted points highlight specific information. They can also add a visually appealing element to your website. It allows the viewer to quickly skim through information. "Lists are meant to function and behave in a certain way in Web content. When we provide a visual formatting of a list in our layout, we must provide an equivalent experience to the non-sighted user. The non-sighted user with a screen reader will be able to expose the number of items in a list, and be able to jump from list to list in the content." Reference: https://accessibility.princeton.edu/how/content/lists

• Closed Captions and Transcripts - These are helpful for many viewers. "Basic transcripts are a text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content. Descriptive transcripts also include text description of the visual information needed to understand the content. Descriptive transcripts are required to provide video content to people who are both Deaf and blind." Reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/transcripts/

• Headings - This helps separate topics and makes it easier for viewers to sort through the information. It is helpful when looking for specific information.