Accessibility Guidelines

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Website accessibility means that users with disabilities have equal access and equal opportunity to browse the intelliflo.com site from all devices.  When creating or editing your page, keep the following in mind:

Text equivalents for images

  • Alt Text: provide a text equivalent for every non-text element, such as images. Use the “Alt Text” field in the image editing option to add alt text when uploading images to the media library.
  • Descriptive Alt Text: ensure alt text succinctly describes the content of the image. Avoid unnecessary phrases like “image of.” For complex images, provide detailed descriptions.
  • Decorative Images: Use alt="" for decorative or non-informative images. For images used as links without accompanying text, the alt text should indicate the link target

    Text in images

    • Acceptable use: text in images is acceptable if it is part of a logo, seal, or minimal and legible text accompanied by a live text equivalent. Avoid using images with text in templates that crop or cover parts of the image on different screen sizes.

    Multimedia Alternatives

    • Video and Audio: provide synchronised full-text captions for publicly available videos and full-text transcripts for audio-only presentations. Captions should include speaker identifications and sound effects.
    • Live Streaming: use available tools and vendors for live-streaming events. For nonpublic video (or audio),  captions (or transcripts) are not required but should be provided within a reasonable time if needed.

    Colour and Navigation

    • Color-Blind Accessibility: choose colours distinguishable by colour-blind viewers. Essential functionality should not depend on colour distinctions.

    Moving Elements

    • Avoid blinking effects: avoid blinking or flashing effects to prevent seizures.

    Image Optimisation

    • Fast Download: optimise images for fast download times. Include the alt attribute with descriptive text for critical images. Use empty alt attributes for incidental images.
    • Image Dimensions: specify image height and width to improve download times.

      Document Accessibility

      • Accessible Documents: ensure all documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) are accessible.

      Accessibility Resources

      Use these resources to help plan and implement an accessible website at intelliflo. Accessibility checkers are available to show you how accessible your site is and what changes you may need to make.

      W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

      Strategies and guidelines for making websites accessible to users with disabilities; its Introduction to Web Accessibility gives a good overview of what this practice is and how to implement it on our website.

      Accessibility Checkers