{"id":2777,"date":"2024-06-18T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/userguide\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:51:51","slug":"accessibility-and-inclusion-reviewing-legacy-content-for-remediation-or-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/userguide\/2024\/06\/18\/accessibility-and-inclusion-reviewing-legacy-content-for-remediation-or-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility and inclusion: Reviewing legacy content for remediation or removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy.<br><br>In this month\u2019s newsletter we focus on decisions that will inevitably come up as websites are reviewed to remove Content Blocks: what to do about old content that is not adequately accessible?<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_939940-85\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_939940-85\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_939940-85\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_939940-85 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_939940-85\"><strong>What you should look out for<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As you review your website to address old content and remove Content Blocks, it is important to look for the following situations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Images that do not have alt text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Links that display the web address as the clickable link text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link text that is vague, or repeated use of the same link text for different links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Images of flyers or posters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_2720f3-6e\"><strong>Images that do not have alt text<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is particularly important that all images used on a web page have descriptive text alternatives (alt text), as this allows visitors who use a screen reader to understand the content you are publishing. This alt text should be brief and convey the context of the image in your content.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/userguide\/2022\/02\/15\/accessibility-and-inclusion-accessible-image-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the importance of alt text.<\/a><br><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0You can quickly review your images using the &#8220;Media Library&#8221; section of the dashboard. Updating or adding alt text for each image in this location will make it available to you when you next use the image on a page.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_af2773-6a\"><strong>Links that display the web address as the clickable link text<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find a link in your content that displays the URL on screen as the clickable text, replace that address text with descriptive information about the web page the link references. For example, a link to the UMaine homepage should not display https:\/\/umaine.edu nor even umaine.edu. Instead, describe where the link will go:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">UMaine website<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit the UMaine homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_b65856-1d\"><strong>Link text that is vague, or repeated use of the same link text for different links<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a visitor uses a screen reader, links are read aloud in a list. Vague link text such as &#8220;PDF&#8221; or &#8220;here&#8221; are not clear to the visitor, and when a link text is used multiple times on a page it is difficult to understand which link should be selected.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/userguide\/2022\/09\/20\/accessibility-and-inclusion-accessibility-with-links\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about accessibility with link text.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_a3eb05-ce\"><strong>Images of flyers or posters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is tempting to save time when putting content on your website when you have already created a flyer or poster that already features the information. Adding such an image without repeating the content as text on the web page gives a poor experience\u2014 both for visitors using screen readers as well as visitors who may be using their mobile device and its smaller screen.<br><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0Consider removing flyers or posters altogether on older content, as this may be out of date information. If the content is still important, re-type the information and format the text using the many options available in the newer Gutenberg editor.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/userguide\/2021\/09\/21\/accessibility-and-inclusion-event-emails-and-flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about accessibility with event flyers and posters.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web accessibility has always been a requirement for UMaine websites, and ensuring your content is accessible is part of an inclusive communication strategy. 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