INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Accessibility fundamentals
New to accessibility? Understand barriers, different ways people interact, and the decisions that make everyday tasks more usable.
Read Accessibility fundamentalsKNOWLEDGE CENTRE
Understand accessibility.
Put learning into practice.
Explore practical introductions to digital accessibility. Choose a topic, build your understanding, and find a useful next step.
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT
Find the right starting point.
New to accessibility? Start with Accessibility fundamentals, then explore WCAG explained and Testing and practical guidance. Already working on a specific task? Choose a practical guide below.
INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
WCAG explained
Understanding the requirements? Explore WCAG’s principles, conformance levels, and the supporting guidance used to interpret a requirement.
Read WCAG explainedINTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Testing and practical guidance
Planning a review? Use a general workflow to define scope, combine methods, record useful findings, and retest changes.
Read Testing and practical guidancePUT IT INTO PRACTICE
Try a focused workflow.
Choose the guide that matches your task; these practical guides can be read independently. Each includes a sequence to try, an example, and official resources. The checks help you investigate a task and do not replace a comprehensive evaluation.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Implementing accessibility
Building or improving a component? Use a labelled field and native button example, define expected behaviour, and verify the result in context.
Read Implementing accessibilityPRACTICAL GUIDE
Screen-reader checks
Checking with a screen reader? Follow a desktop NVDA task, distinguish reading order from focus order, and record announcements and outcomes.
Read Screen-reader checksPRACTICAL GUIDE
Mobile accessibility checks
Reviewing on a phone? Use touch, larger text, and TalkBack or VoiceOver to review a task on a mobile website or app.
Read Mobile accessibility checksPRACTICAL GUIDE
Accessible document workflow
Preparing a document? Build a structured Word source, check the PDF export, and keep the review connected to future updates.
Read Accessible document workflowTURN LEARNING INTO ACTION
Bring accessibility into everyday work.
Use what you learn at the next decision point. A useful conversation, a clearer requirement, or a well-documented finding can give your team a practical next step.
Planning and design
Identify the tasks people need to complete. Discuss how someone will navigate, understand instructions, and recover from an error before the design is final.
Try this: Walk through one proposed journey and note where it relies on sight, sound, a mouse, or remembered information.
Development and content
Make the purpose of headings, links, and controls clear. Consider structure, labels, instructions, and feedback alongside the visual presentation.
Try this: Review one form or content page with its author and developer. Agree on a change that makes the task easier to understand.
Testing and improvement
Keep findings connected to the task and the person affected. Share repeatable steps with the team, then check the outcome when a change is ready.
Try this: Take one finding through to retesting and record what was resolved and what still needs attention.
GO TO THE SOURCE
Official guidance.
For your next question.
Continue your learning with resources from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
- Introduction to Web Accessibility — W3C WAI (opens in a new tab) — Use this to explore what web accessibility means, who it supports, and why it matters.
- Evaluating Web Accessibility — W3C WAI (opens in a new tab) — Use this when planning a review or looking for evaluation methods and resources.
- WCAG 2.2 Quick Reference — W3C WAI (opens in a new tab) — Use this when looking up a specific success criterion and related techniques.
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