Techniques

An SVG is not an image, it is a graphics-document.

Images, photos, and graphics are unusable by screen reading programs unless they are assigned alternative text.

Automatically updating content can be extremely distracting for users with attention difficulties.

Users in general, and particularly those with low vision, have trouble reading text if the contrast against the background is insufficient.

Unless form elements are grouped and have labels associated with them, assistive technologies cannot tell the user what data needs to be entered.

64% of screen reader users use headings to navigate the page, whereas only 8.5% read through the page.

iFrames need to have accessible titles and content to ensure they can be properly navigated by screen readers.

40% of people with a motor impairment have difficulty using their hands. Many cannot use a mouse.

5% of screen reader users use links as their primary way to navigate the page.

Users with reading disorders and users of assistive technologies both benefit from the visual and semantic structure of lists.

Users with visual disabilities rely on page titles to identify pages when they have multiple pages open.

Screen reader users may have trouble telling where they are when listening to table cell contents.

Users with low vision increase the size of content by up to 200% to make it readable.

The language attribute helps screen readers pronounce content correctly and provides accurate translations.

Users with English as a second language find it difficult to understand made up words.

Color should not be the only means of conveying information, as it may not be distinguishable by all users, including those with color blindness.