====== Accessibility ======

===== accessible web sites =====
Accessible web sites are available to and browseable for all people (and machines!). This includes people with visual or other physical handicaps as well as people with mental disabilities.

==== criteria ====
  * the text is resizable (for people with reduced eyesight)
  * images have an alt tag
  * you can read everything with a screen reader

==== auditing ====
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmehxAU_4s|How I do an accessibility check]] - YouTube Tutorial by Google
  * [[https://a11y.coffee/start-testing/|Start Testing for Web Accessibility]] (A11y Coffee ☕️, 8/2020)


==== tools ====
  * [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/|Tool list]] from the Web Accessibility Initiative
  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Tools/Accessibility_inspector|Firefox Accessibility Inspector]]
  * [[https://accessibilityinsights.io|Accessibility Insights]] – Windows application / Edge+Chrome addon made by Microsoft
  * Install a text-based web browser like [[http://links.twibright.com/|links]] to assess how the site looks in text-only mode

==== further information ====
  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Accessibility|Accessibility]] in the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN)
  * [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/|Web Accessibility Initiative]] of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

===== videos =====
  * videos should have subtitles for deaf people and blind people alike
  * there should be a meaningful video description or a script