Checklist for accessible online content

Checkpoint	Checked
Are there any meaningful images? Is there a text equivalent for these images in the content or elsewhere?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Is there any text boxes or other pictures of text? Is there a text equivalent for these?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Are there any diagrams or graphs? Are the key points explained in the text?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Can everything be accessed with a keyboard? Put away the mouse and double check.	Yes	No	Not applicable
Are there any audio-visuals? Can the key information be accessed in other ways?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Is the layout consistent throughout the content? Is it consistent with the organisational style? Is information properly structured with heading levels, lists and simple data tables?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Are visual cues and images used to complement the text and aid meaning? Check that they are meaningful to the target audience.	Yes	No	Not applicable
Is colour used to convey meaning? Check that there is another way to access the meaning. Is there enough contrast between the text and the background?	Yes	No	Not applicable
What is total size (weight) of the content and any plugins? Is there any way to reduce this?	Yes	No	Not applicable
Is the content marked up in HTML (XHTML or XML)? Has a simple accessibility check been completed?	Yes	No	Not applicable

This checklist was provided at a workshop run by the National Information and Library Service.

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