If you want to know how to design a website, think Web Accessibility for People. Google “looks” at sites much the same way people do. Here are some useful tips that will also really make Google love you, too:
Quick Tips to Make Accessible Web Sites
- Images & animations: Use the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual.
- Image maps. Use the client-side map and text for hotspots.
- Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video.
- Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For example, avoid “click here.”
- Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible.
- Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute.
- Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported.
- Frames. Use the noframes element and meaningful titles.
- Tables. Make line-by-line reading sensible. Summarize.
- Check your work. Validate. Use tools, checklist, and guidelines at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG
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Okay, that was a little overwhelming for a dude like me that knows nothing about web design or computer programing….
I had no idea that there were so many layers to a site and to getting the information out there. Now I know why people that know this stuff get paid so well.
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