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This article lists the Top 10 Accessibility Issues at Boise State University and how to fix them. |
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Common Accessibility Issues at Boise State University
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The HTML's heading structure does not start at the right level
Document: the document includes images without a descriptiondoes not have a title
Document: the document has tables that don’t have any headers
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Identify the Accessibility Issue.
Understand how the issue impacts users. Learn why it is important for all users to have access to this content.
Use new knowledge about Accessibility to grow a more effective and user-friendly Canvas Course.
1) Image: The image does not have a description
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2) Document: The document has contrast issues
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3) The HTML's heading structure does not start at the right level
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4) The document contains images without a description
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5) Document: The document does not have a language set
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6) Document: The document does not have any headings
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7) Document: The document is untagged
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8) Document: The document
includes images without a descriptionis missing a title
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An image description, sometimes referred to as 'alternative description' or 'alt text', is a textual alternative for an image. It makes it easier to connect the image to its context and allows students with visual impairments to perceive the image. Descriptions should be added to all images, including those embedded within PDF, Word, PowerPoint and other documents.
PDF titles are used as the document title for a PDF window or tab, making it easier to navigate to the PDF and understand the purpose of the PDF.
Facilitates searching - Image descriptions help your students to find the images more easily.
Provides better context - Clear image descriptions make it easier to connect your image's content to the context it's used in.
Essential for students with visual impairments - Students with visual impairments have difficulties perceiving images. Image descriptions offer them an equivalent experience.
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Boise State University has access to free Adobe Acrobat Pro licenses.
To get a license, contact your department or college administrator to request an Acrobat Pro license, or send a request to the Help Desk at helpdesk@boisestate.edu. Please reach out to the Help Desk for questions or additional information at (208) 426-4357 or helpdesk@boisestate.edu.
7. Fix the PDF.
Use Adobe Acrobat Pro to add Tags to the PDF.
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The solution for this issue is to upload a new PDF document which has Tags.
Download the original PDF by selecting the download symbol across the top of the frame.
Open the document in Adobe Acrobat Pro (or other PDF Reader - note, the instructions below are for Adobe.
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8. Save the PDF.
9. Re-upload the newly tagged document.
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9) The HTML content has malformed lists
These documents contain tables that don't have or properly specify a header structure.
People with screen readers or other assistive devices rely on a semantically meaningful and correct heading structure to help them navigate the table and understand the meaning of every cell, but it can be beneficial to everyone to have a clear structure in the table.
The list (<ul> or <ol>) elements in the HTML content contain inappropriate child elements. | |
This can cause screen readers to read out the definition lists incorrectly. | |
10) Document: the document has tables that don’t have any headers
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10) Document: the document has tables that don’t have any headers
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These documents contain tables that don't have or properly specify a header structure. | |
People with screen readers or other assistive devices rely on a semantically meaningful and correct heading structure to help them navigate the table and understand the meaning of every cell, but it can be beneficial to everyone to have a clear structure in the table. | |
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