HTML: A good basis for accessibility
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A great deal of web content can be made accessible just by making sure the correct Hypertext Markup Language elements are used for the correct purpose at all times. This article looks in detail at how HTML can be used to ensure maximum accessibility.
Prerequisites:
Basic computer literacy, a basic understanding of HTML (see
Introduction to HTML), and an understanding of
what accessibility is.
Objective:
To gain familiarity with the features of HTML that have accessibility
benefits and how to use them appropriately in your web documents.
HTML and accessibility
As you learn more about HTML — read more resources, look at more examples, etc. — you’ll keep seeing a common theme: the importance of using semantic HTML (sometimes called POSH, or Plain Old Semantic HTML). This means using the correct HTML elements for their intended purpose as much as possible.
You might wonder why this is so important. After all, you can use a combination of CSS and JavaScript to make just about any [...]