a11y is known as accessibility (11 comes from the letters in between a and y)
Web accessibility is the means of making the World Wide Web accessible to disabled or impaired users by paying close attention to design and development.
Some known impairments are color-blindness, partial-blindness, disabilities, dyslexia, deafness just to mention a .
As a developer (especially UI/UX designers and Front-end developers, writers) basically anyone that contributes to the production of any website or app for use by the public, should always put into consideration Impaired or disabled users.
Ways to improve web accessibility:
- Structuring HTML markup correctly
- Content Order
- Testing the product with screen reader
- Including Image descriptions (Very important)
- Concern for use of colors
There are so much more we can do to make the web accessible to people with disabilities and impairments lets all not forget to always put ourselves in the shoes of these persons when building that app or creating that website.
Please make more research on how you can make the web accessible.
Let me know what you think about Web accessibility and if you try your best to put these persons into consideration when building your websites in the comment section.
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