This page summarizes the accessibility issues demonstrated on the Accessible University (AU) home page. An inaccessible before fixes page and accessible after fixes page are provided to contrast the differences between the sites with explanations.
Inaccessible Before Fixes Version
Accessible After Fixes Version
Below you will find some “How-to do a web accessibility assessment” videos based on the example sites. You can also view a playlist of all the videos on YouTube.
Missing bypass block (skip-to main content)
A bypass block, otherwise known as a skip-to link, is a mechanism that is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages. In this case, it allows keyboard-only users to skip over the navigation to get to the main content without needing to tab over the entire menu every time they load the page.
