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Style Guide

Reference for library staff for creating and maintaining guides. Style sheets, font information, logos, etc.

Websites

Alt Decision Tree
Guidelines for determining if an image requires alt text.
WebAIM - Color Contrast
Website where Hex codes are entered and run through a contrast checker to make sure the color scheme (background & foreground) pass according to current accessibility standards.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Web Content Accessibility Guides (WCAG) are the official guidelines for making sure websites are accessible.

The following are websites that can assist with learning more about accessibility or can assist with a specific piece of accessibility.

Accessibility Tools

WAVE Browser Extensions
Chrome and Firefox extensions for running webpages through accessibility tests
Tota11y Plugin
Javascript Plugin that runs webpages through accessibility tests -- see Hope for how to install
Spectrum Chrome Extension
Chrome extension to see how a webpage appears to users who have different types of color vision deficiency.

Springshare Resources

Accessibility for LibGuides Session
Springshare webinar (53 minutes)
Accessibility Session LibGuide
LibGuide associated with Accessibility for LibGuides webinar session. Contains examples and important guidelines from WGAC