Resources for Writing for Web Accessibility

A large part of web accessibility is creating content which can be easily understood, and writing is often times an overlooked factor. Like coding a website, writing must account for a variety of user conditions and abilities. It's tricky! Here are some great articles to help.

FiveSeven-part series from 4syllables

• Introduction: Accessibility for web writers, part 1
• Text alternatives for images: Accessibility for web writers, part 2
• Info and relationships: Accessibility for web writers, part 3
• Sensory characteristics: Accessibility for web writers, part 4
• Colour: Accessibility for web writers, part 5
• Added: Contrast, part 6 (thanks to Karen's comment below)
• Added: Images of text: accessibility for web writers, part 7

More great articles

• Accessible writing versus writing for a global audience (Unleash Web Access)
• Writing for Real People (from PlainLanguage.com)
• Web Writing Guidelines for Content Contributors (Meet Content)
• I Don't Want to Read More or Click Here (by Karen Mardahl)
• WCAG 2.0 for writers (SlideShare)

Techniques from WCAG 2.0

• G153: Making the text easier to read
• G86: Providing a text summary that requires reading ability less advanced than the upper secondary education level
• G130: Providing descriptive headings