LibGuides Instructions and Guidelines

Write Descriptive Links

Avoid - Click Here, Read More

Use - Please see the borrowing policy.

Do not use color alone to convey meaning

Avoid using color only - Do not select subjects.

Use a phrase and/or formatting - Important - Do not select subjects.

Create Meaningful Alt Text for Images

Avoid - Man Standing

Use - The writer Ernest Hemingway standing on his front porch at his house in Key West, Florida at sunset.

Decorative Images do not Require Alternative Text

Example – images of book covers

Images that do not convey content or are redundant to content that is already conveyed in text must be given an empty value (alt=""). Another way to think about it is how does the image relate to text that appears next to and around it. In the example below you would not need to include alt text because the text that appears next to the image is already part of the image.

Does not require alt text

  The Old Man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway
  This was the last book that Hemingway wrote and was one of his most read books.

Write Short Concise Headings

Avoid - When you give to the ADA, you support our fight to improve the lives of 34 million Americans living with diabetes.

Use - Support the American Diabetes Association

Captions and/or Text Transcripts

Audio - provide text transcripts

Video - provide either captions or text transcripts. Providing both is even better, but not required.

Please consult the following university resources for more information

Web Accessibility | University Communications

Knowledge Base - Accessibility