Unveiling Best Practices for Accessible Website Design

Join us in our latest video as we delve into the art of making great websites through tried-and-true best practices. Discover the magic of semantic elements , where structure meets clarity, enabling your site to communicate effectively with both users and search engines. But that's not all – we've got your back on another crucial aspect: the mighty Alt tags. Learn how these small but impactful descriptions breathe life into your images, making your content accessible to everyone.

Best Practices for Accessible Website Design- Summary:

In this video we have reviewed some of the best practices how to make a website accessible to everybody. Specifically, we covered semantic elements as well as the mighty "Alt" tag. Here is short summary:

The Power of Semantic Elements

Semantic elements are fundamental building blocks of web design that provide meaning and structure to the content within a webpage

We Should Use Semantic Elements Because They Provide:

1. Clarity and Readability
2. Accessibility:
3. Search Engine Optimization (SEO):
4. Consistency and Styling

List of Semantic Elements

Semantic elements play a pivotal role in making websites more accessible to individuals using assistive technologies. Here is the list of the Semantic Elements:

1. < header >
2. < nav >
3. < main >
4. < article >
5. < footer >

Alt Tag

< Alt > tags are brief descriptive labels added to images within HTML code. These tags play a crucial role in making images accessible to individuals who may not be able to see them, such as those using screen readers or in cases where images fail to load.

Here is < Alt > tag syntax:

< src="image-source-url" alt="description-of-the-image" >

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