Guidelines for time-based media, in other words audio and video content, are the only new bunch of guidelines in WCAG 2.0. Others existed before in a different form. Other content doesn't change or move as you watch or hear it....
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Text alternatives: WCAG 2.0 for content writer
Hello again, content writer! Meet the first principle of WCAG 2.0. (Remember, that stands for Web Consortium Accessibility Guidelines, and we're only going to look at the guidelines that apply to you.) Principle 1: Perceivable - Information and user interface...
WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines for content writers in 10 easy lessons
Most knowledge workers are likely to write content for web sites or intranets from time to time. Subject experts in every field publish directly online. And all that content has to be accessible, for so many reasons. Intranet content must...
Tip: use Styles whenever you write in Word
Way back in the dark ages, MS Word invented Styles. And writers were consistently, perversely, ignorantly ignoring Styles. To be fair, nobody ever told them about Styles. Maybe nobody has told you. If not, let me do the honours.
Styles is not about tinkering with the appearance of every word, making it up as you go alone. Styles is about consistent formatting.
Release your inner ELF
Bethany Cagnol highlights an acronym nightmare attached to international communication. Download her slide show for the full picture. Most web content in English does need to communicate with people who are not native English speakers. Never mind whether the web...