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Eco-Design Web Development

One of the important aspects of the content development is its accessibility. The next module of our course is totally dedicated to the subject of web accessibility.
Today we offer you a short list of fundamentals to make your web site more accessible.

Users can easily navigate, find necessary information and know where they are.

How can we achieve it? By organizing well our content. It helps users to navigate effectively. It is important that content operates in the ways users understand. It should be intuitive and predictable. Such elements as descriptive page titles, sequential order of pages, understandable links, alternative paths to avoid the blocks of content that are on different pages can be very helpful.

Content does not cause any physical inconvenience.

An extravagant and flashy page maybe exciting, but besides consuming more energy it also can be very inaccessible. Flashing images and videos may trigger seizures in people with epilepsy. Try to create web sites with a smooth and even soothing experience.

Text is readable and understandable.

Avoid overuse of abbreviations, jargon and a content reading level higher than 9th grade. Try to make the sentences short and the text not too large. Colour contrast is also extremely important. Light blue on dark blue won´t make the text very readable even for those who don´t suffer any visual impairment. Several useful tools can help you to check the colour contrast ratio. You will learn more about them in the next module.

Users have enough time to comprehend the content.

Provide users with enough time to read and use the content. Avoid an automatic scroll on your page; give the users a total control of their experience. Also, avoid annoying banners, pop-ups that cover the main content.

Applying accessibility principles to your web design will not only make it more inclusive but actually will benefit everyone.