CMS ADA Compliance
February 27, 2023 / Tags: Compliance, ADA, Accessibility, ADA Compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Importance of ADA Compliance
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires web content to be accessible for people with disabilities. 蘑菇TV is required to be ADA compliant across all online resources. WCAG 2 guidelines are the standards that 蘑菇TV follows.
As a web editor, it is your responsibility to maintain ADA compliant content on your site. This protects the university from lawsuits and prevents accessibility barriers on the website.
Image Compliance
Images are used extensively on the 蘑菇TV website, and can create major barriers if they are not optimized for accessibility. For every image uploaded to the site, editors must add a description/alternative text.
Infographics or images containing text are not ADA compliant and should not be uploaded to the site. For every image, write alternative text that provides the information or function of the image. For purely decorative images, there is no need to write alternative text.
Learn more about making ADA compliant.
Content Compliance
Heading order/ hierarchy is very important for ADA compliance.
Nest headings by their rank (or level). The most important heading has the rank 1 (<h1>). The least important heading is rank 6 (<h6>). Headings with an equal or higher rank start a new section. Headings with a lower rank start new subsections that are part of the higher ranked section.
Heading hierarchy example
Skipping heading ranks can be confusing and should be avoided where possible. Make sure that a <h2> is not followed directly by an <h4>. For example, it is ok to skip ranks when closing subsections, for instance, a <h2> beginning a new section, can follow an <h4> as it closes the previous section.
Learn more about how to make ADA compliant.
Ensuring PDF ADA Compliance
Before uploading PDF files to the website, it's essential to verify they meet ADA compliance standards. Use these helpful resources to check your PDF files and ensure they are accessible to all users.
How to Check for ADA Compliance
Although the CMS checks for Accessibility Errors before publishing, it will not catch everything. It is crucial for editors to be knowledgeable on the rules, regulations, and how to check for ADA compliance in order to produce high quality accessible website content.
WCAG 2 Guidelines
Website Content Accessibility Guidelines ensure that websites are properly designed. View the official and learn .
If you are new to learning about ADA compliance, or just would like to further your knowledge, utilize this .
WAVE Testing Tool
WAVE is a web accessibility evaluation tool. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page. No automated tool can tell you if your page is accessible, but WAVE facilitates human evaluation and educates about accessibility issues.
To access this tool, go to or download the free for easy access.
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