Writing for the web and accessibility

Skills you'll practise

• Rewrite jargon-heavy copy into plain language
• Use headings, lists and descriptive link text
• Write useful alt text or mark images as decorative
• Identify contrast and accessibility problems in a page draft

Course outline

1. 1.Writing for the web and accessibilityVideo · 2 min
2. 2.Easy to scan, easy to useLesson · 16 min
3. 3.Forms and buttons everyone can useLesson · 14 min
4. 4.Checking a page before it goes liveLesson · 13 min
5. 5.Writing for the web and accessibility: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 16 questions
6. 6.Writing for the web and accessibility: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
• Plain-language business writing guidance (general)