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Making UK Council Websites Accessible (including WCAG 2.2)

Name: Making UK Council Websites Accessible (including WCAG 2.2)
Uploaded: 2022-07-08T10:36:27+00:00
Duration: 49 min 23 s

Silktide

A non-technical guide for UK Councils and Government Services looking to improve their web accessibility in 2022. We also cover some of the upcoming changes in WCAG 2.2.

Useful links:

Web accessibility testing platform: https://silktide.com/

Web accessibility league table: https://index.silktide.com/

Free web accessibility book for beginners: https://silktide.com/book/

Free screen reader (Chrome extension): https://silktide.com/toolbar/

WCAG 2.1 link purpose: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/link-purpose-in-context.html

How do you know when a link is a link? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w8eCVEE0O8&ab_channel=Silktide

How to add ARIA labels to links: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/aria/ARIA8

It’s time for PDFs to die [blog]: https://silktide.com/blog/its-time-for-pdfs-to-die-heres-why/

How to make PDFs accessible [webinar]: https://silktide.com/webinars/how-to-make-pdfs-accessible/

Best way to make PDFs accessible [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ6Kjpx5Ik4&ab_channel=Silktide

Dania Software (Office plugin to help make accessible documents): https://daniasoftware.com/assist/

Keyboard navigation for accessibility [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO5maAcgQ8&ab_channel=Silktide

Accessible web navigation [webinar]: https://silktide.com/webinars/accessible-web-navigation/

Don’t be afraid of... 2D scrolling [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jlFbzs3pLY&ab_channel=Silktide

W3C: Reflow Success Criterion: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/reflow.html

Government Design System: https://design-system.service.gov.uk/

WCAG 2.2 In-Depth Webinar: https://silktide.com/webinars/wcag-2-2-are-you-ready/

More information about testing your website against WCAG 2.2 here: https://silktide.com/wcag-2-2/