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Accessible Videos Best Practices
Accessible videos include playback controls for keyboard use, play only when activated (rather than as page loads), and closed captions or is accompanied by a full-text transcript. The case for captioning at UCSF You may see there are plenty of videos on the web with no or poor captioning. If others are breaking the law, and it is law, it does not excuse UCSF from the obligation to take the higher road and do the right thing – provide accurate captioning with videos.
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Accessible Structure Best Practices
Accessible web content structureCreating the accessible web is a lot like building a house. Once the knowledge foundation is in place, such as understanding the “who” and “why” of web accessibility, it's time to erect the frame for the information you want to provide. Using structured HTML to create your content and provide the semantic meaning it needs, helps to reach anyone who encounters it. This could be on a laptop, via Braille display, or in ways we haven’t dreamed of yet.
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Accessible Documents Best Practices
An accessible digital document is well-structured, providing visual information in a non-visual format. Examples of digital documents are PDFs and Microsoft Office files. There are many more. They exist on a website, sent in an email or shared in various ways. The information on this page is specific to Microsoft Word, but the principles apply to all text documents. Building accessibility into the document from the start is best practice.
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Accessible Virtual Events Best Practices
With COVID-19 and a shift to remote work, UCSF events such as Friday Town Hall Meetings, large training presentations, conventions, press conferences and emergency communications go virtual with live broadcasts and live streaming.
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Accessible PDF Best Practices
Accessible Portable Document Format (PDF) It is as easy to create a PDF document as it is to print. If you are only printing, the how the document looks is your only concern.But if you send that PDF document via email or put it on a website, it becomes a digital document. That PDF is now subject to the same accessibility standards as all digital documents at UCSF.
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Accessible Forms Best Practices
Forms are one of the most common places where accessibility problems occur. What to keep in mind while creating forms Screen readers and keyboard-only users will have issues if you do not take steps to ensure your forms are accessible. An accessible form is one that contains labeled form fields and buttons. Those labels also appear on-screen so that information is available to all users. All form fields and buttons must have explicit labels for the visual user plus in the code.
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Accessible Images Best Practices
Use alternative information A blind or visually impaired person can use a screen reader to hear a description of the image. If the written content contains the information needed to convey meaning, a very simple description in the image or perhaps even a null alt attribute will do. If not make sure your alt tag information or surrounding body text is adequate to supply meaning that would be missed in its absence. Applicable guidelines from WCAG 2.0 Perceivable
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Accessible Color Best Practices
What is an accessible use of color?People with visual impairments interpret color and contrast differently. That makes it difficult or impossible for them to access information communicated only by color.For example, to a user with red/green color blindness, a green image on a red background will not provide enough distinction to make the image visible. This type of color treatment also makes it difficult for some users to read text or identify links that are a different color but don’t have underlines.
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IS-3 Program: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Join other UCSF digital accessibility allies for this live training work session with a focus on using Siteimprove for automated accessibility monitoring of websites. We talk about other digital accessibility tools and strategies for making good choices as you create your online content.