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If I correct all the issues listed in WP ADA Compliance will my website be completely compliant?
WP ADA Compliance will identify many issues that would commonly occur on your website but it should be used along with the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool and/or others tools to ensure complete compliance. Review of WC3 standards and some manual verification is required to ensure compliance. Review a list of issues that WP ADA…
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How do I install the HTML Validation PRO Plugin?
Before installing HTML Validation Pro, install HTML Validation Basic Download the plugin zip file to your computer Login to your WordPress Website and choose “Plugins > Add New” from the dashboard menu. (Note: if you do not see this option you may not have administrative permissions on your website. Please contact your website administrator for…
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Correcting Web Accessibility Problems in Navigation Menus
The W3C provides detailed instructions for creating accessible menus which we have summarized below along with providing some code examples for improving the accessibility of your menus: Verify that the menu is marked up using list markup (ul and li). If a link to the current page is included in the menu, ensure that it…
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Can I use the WP ADA Compliance plugin in a test environment?
In addition to the primary domain, you may install the plugin on a single development website. To use this option ensure that the test site is installed on localhost, 127.0.0.1, wpengine.com or a subdomain that starts with: ‘staging.‘ or ‘dev.‘
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When I click on the license tab it doesn’t do anything!
This may be because a javascript that runs in the background has been blocked by a security plugin. To confirm, right click inside the page and choose “Inspect”. Click on the console tab and look for an error that indicates that a 403 or 500 error have occured. It will be red and easy to…
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How do I enable the HTML Validation Pro filters?
From the dashboard menu choose HTML Validation > Settings Click on the “Content Filters (PRO)” tab Choose “Select All” under “Enable these options to automatically correct HTML validation issues” Choose “Save Changes” Optionally, click “Reset Report Data” to clear the existing results and reset the cron scan process Note: Because the HTML Validation plugin uses…
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Adding Skip Links to a Website
A skip (navigation) link provides a way for users of assistive technology to skip what can often be many navigation links. This skip link should go right after the body tag, (it should be the first thing a keyboard user would tab to on your web page). Hide the skip link from sighted users but ensure that…
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Correcting Missing or Incorrectly Labeled Landmarks
Landmarks provide a way to identify the organization and structure of a web page. The structural information conveyed visually to users should be represented programmatically in the markup using landmark roles. The number and type of landmarks that should be used varies but normally each page will have one header, one footer, one main, one…
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Why does the page reload when I try to ignore errors?
This may be because a javascript that runs in the background has been blocked by a security plugin. To confirm, right click inside the page and choose “Inspect”. Click on the console tab and look for an error that indicates that a 403 or 500 error have occured. It will be red and easy to…
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Web Accessibility Training
In this web accessibility training course you will learn web and digital accessibility skills for web, documents, and mobile content. This self-paced course cover the most important aspects of Web Accessibility and will teach you how people with disabilities use the web and different types of assistive technologies. Course Length Approximately 8 hours of reading…
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