SSA Accessibility Best Practices Library

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This library was created by SSA to address various problems related to accessibility.

Each Best Practice is made up of the following:

• a concise explanation of the problem
• an interactive example showing the solution
• a detailed look at how the example was built
• a method for testing the desired results

Forms

Let's look at how various data entry tasks can be made to work properly for someone with a disability:

Images

Let's look at how we can allow images to be understood by someone with a visual impairment:

Layout

Let's look at how we can enhance the usability of a document or form for someone with a disability:

Navigation

Let's look at how we can make navigational elements easier to use for someone with a disability:

Tables

Let's look at how we can make it easier for someone with a disability to understand what's being shown in a data table:

Index of accessibility key words and related best practices

Key Word	Related Best Practices
Accesskey	Buttons, Search, Basic Form, News Slider
Alternative Text	Basic Images, Links
ARIA	Calendar, Input Controls, Search, Timeout, Basic Page, Basic Tables
Breadcrumbs
Bullets
Buttons	Buttons, Basic Form
Calendar Widget	Calendar
Cancel	Buttons, Basic Form
Captions	Basic Tables
Character Counter	Error Handling, Basic Form
Check Box	Input Controls
Close
Color/Contrast	Basic Images, Basic Page
Column Header	Basic Tables
Container
CSS	Input Controls, Search, Timeout
Date Selector	Calendar
Dialog Box	Dialog Box, Standard Dialog Box
Displaying Accesskeys	Buttons
Drop Down List Box	Input Controls, Basic Form
Embedded Links	Links
Error Handling	Error Handling, Basic Form
Esc to Close	Dialog Box, Standard Dialog Box
Exiting Menus	Menu
Expanding Menus	Menu
File Input/Upload Box	Input Controls
Focus	Dialog Box, Error Handling, Input Controls, Search, Timeout, Basic Page
Fonts	Basic Page
Form Instructions Using Title Attribute	Calendar, Error Handling, Input Controls
Frames
Headings	Dialog Box, Error Handling, Search, Timeout, Basic Page
Images	Basic Images
Instructional Text	Search, Links, Menu, News Slider
jQuery
Keyboard Navigation	Menu, News Slider
Label	Input Controls
Labeling Frames
Link Descriptions	Links
Links	Links
Menu	Menu
Multi-Line Text Box	Input Controls, Basic Form
Navigation	Links, Menu, News Slider
onClick	Standard Dialog Box
Page Title	Basic Page
Pictures	Basic Images
Radio Button	Input Controls, Basic Form
Removing from Tab Order
Repetitive Links	Links
Results	Search
Show/Hide	Basic Images
Single-Line Text Box	Input Controls, Basic Form
Skip Navigation	Basic Page
Slides	News Slider
Sorting	Basic Tables
Spanning Rows or Columns	Basic Tables
Starting & Stopping Slides	News Slider
State	Menu, Sort, Show/Hide
Submenu	Menu
Submit	Buttons, Basic Form
Tab Order or Tab Index	Dialog Box, Error Handling, Calendar, Search
Table	Basic Tables
Table Headers	Basic Tables
Table Summary Attribute	Basic Tables
Text Box	Calendar, Error Handling, Input Controls, Basic Form
Text Counter	Error Handling, Basic Form
Text Size	Basic Page
Title (Page)	Calendar, Search, Basic Form
Title Tag	Buttons, Calendar, Dialog Box, Input Controls, Basic Page

Help

In the following you'll find support information for the library: