Achieving Accessibility (A11Y): 11 Key Points for Creating Accessible Websites and Software
Imagine if someone handed you a blank piece of paper to read. How would it feel? An inaccessible website or software is just like that blank paper, perhaps with text that isn't printed properly. It’s frustrating and exclusionary. In my previous articles, I've discussed how making digital products accessible is neither difficult nor expensive. Today, I want to discuss 11 simple tips that can make your website and software accessible to everyone. This is particularly important for developers, startups and entrepreneurs in their early stages, as accessibility should be integrated into planning and development processes right from the start. Think of it like adding ramps to a building—it's much easier to include them in the initial layout. Page Title Page <title> is the first thing that screen reader users listen to while navigating the page. Blind users cannot glance quickly at a web page to see what is it about, so they rely on the page title to get that inf...