Web accessibility is when you structure your website and content to make it available to anyone that may want to access it. It is absolutely one of the most important considerations when running a website.

Web accessibility explained

Web accessibility can simply be described as the process of making your website available to anyone, whether they have a disability or not. This means making your website compatible with all forms of technology that can be used to access your content.

The technology involved ranges from settings on your web browser like changing font sizes through to machines called screen readers made to read the text on screen aloud to blind or poorly sighted people.

Make your website accessible

Below we’ve listed the top ways to make your website accessible (or for you to check against if you think your website is already accessible). This page is meant as a quick guide and we’re assuming you know the basics of HTML or work with a developer. If you do need to know all the HTML code for accessibility, please visit the W3C accessibility website.