How to make web pages accessible

Checklist

You need to do manual and automatic checks to see how accessible your web page is.

Manual checks

Before you publish your web page, check you have:

Added a unique and descriptive page title
Added headings using HTML tags and checked they are in the right order
Written link text that makes sense by itself
Added image alt text for informative images and left decorative images blank. You should also avoid images with text in.
Used sufficient colour contrast
Used tables correctly
Written accessible instructions - eg so they don't refer to visual items
Used plain English - LocalGov Digital explains how and you can also use The Writer's free readability checker (opens new window) (opens in a new window)

Automated checks

The WAVE extension tool (opens new window) (opens in a new window) checks the accessibility of a web page. You can add this extension to your browser and turn it on to check your page's accessibility.

If you are unable to add extensions to your browser, contact IMT via Assyst to get permission (for Norfolk County Council staff only).

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