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10.2. Guidelines for ADA posting

□ Use Helpful and Clear Page Titles 

• • • A page title is what users see in the very top bar of the web browser. 
    • A good web page title tells users what the page is about without needing to read more. 
    • This lets users quickly understand if they are on the right page.

□ Present Content in Meaningful Order 

• • • Heading 1-required on all pages -use as main title of page content 
    • Use headings to organize content in logical sequence 
    • Break up content with subheadings (Heading 2, Heading 3, etc.) for new sections. 
    • Do not skip headings 
    • o If using tables to convey meaning, make sure to use: 
    • • Caption tag 
      • Table Headers <th> and scope attribute 

□ Use Descriptive and Unique Link Names 

• • • Make sure that the link text properly describes the link destination. 
    • click here is not descriptive, and is ineffective for a screen reader user 
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    • □ Provide Text Alternatives for Non-Text Content 
    • o For pictures, graphics -include Alternative Text 
    • • Alternative (or 'alt') text is a written replacement for an image, not an addition to it . Ask yourself: what does the picture convey? 
      • If picture is purely decorative (conveys no meaning), Alternative Text can be blank, but the alt-text tag must be present (i.e. alt= "" ) 
    • For audio files -include a transcript of the audio 
    • For video files -include both a transcript and add captions to the video 
    • □ Text Contrast for easy reading 
    • Contrast ratio between your text and background is at least 4.5:1 
    • Color Contrast Ratio Calculator (http ://www.msfw.com/Services/ContrastRatioCalculator) 

□ Uploaded Documents (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) must be accessible 

• • • Add a title to your Word document 
    • Include alternative text for images in document 
    • Outline content using "Headings" 
    • Check Word documents using the built-in accessibility checker before saving as a PDF 
    • If document can't be made to be accessible, provide the content in another manner