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- Use colour, shapes, and<\/em> text in charts and diagrams<\/li>\r\n \t
- Add text indicators to highlighted table cells<\/li>\r\n \t
- Include reminders like \u201cimportant\u201d or \u201cremember\u201d in addition to bolding emphasized text<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIf you rely on colour alone, readers with colour vision deficiency, using screen readers or text to speech software, or those viewing in black and white will miss the meaning.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe following chapters will expand on descriptive link text, alternative text, closed captions and transcripts.","rendered":"
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<\/p>\nText equivalents are essential to accessible content. Everyone benefits from clear links<\/a>, blind and low vision users need alternative text<\/a>, closed captions<\/a> and transcripts<\/a> are helpful to all but essential for people that are deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n
\nAs mentioned previously, don\u2019t rely on colour alone to convey meaning or importance.<\/p>\n
Add text equivalents to colour, for example:<\/p>\n
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- Use colour, shapes, and<\/em> text in charts and diagrams<\/li>\n
- Add text indicators to highlighted table cells<\/li>\n
- Include reminders like \u201cimportant\u201d or \u201cremember\u201d in addition to bolding emphasized text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you rely on colour alone, readers with colour vision deficiency, using screen readers or text to speech software, or those viewing in black and white will miss the meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The following chapters will expand on descriptive link text, alternative text, closed captions and transcripts.<\/p>\n
definition<\/span>Linked text to another document or part of document that the user can follow by selecting. Effective hyperlink text should make sense independent of the content around it.<\/p>\n<\/div>