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Screen readers
Each computer has built-in accessibility tools that can be enabled. Helpful ones to experience for yourself are VoiceOver (Mac) or Narrator (PC).
Feel what it's like to hear a web experience
Other popular ones include NVDA and Jaws.
Tab key
Navigate without your mouse! Use the tab key on your keyboard to access links and content on web pages or your arrow keys to navigate pages. Mouses aren't for everyone, so consider this experience in your design, as well.
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Online Evaluation Tools
There are free resources you can download to your browser to assist in checking for some of the critical factors regarding accessible design.
When you need to be thorough, consulting with a third-party specialist is always a good idea. Accessibility auditors are the true experts.
The 3 tools shared above help us to check Foleon Docs to ensure they are accessible.
Both screen readers and Tab key function are helpful in understanding if a Foleon Doc is set up with the correct structure to experience the content as intended and expected.
We want to ensure that anything with links is triggered and targetable in the correct order. Online evaluation tools cannot do it all.
However, evaluation tools are not to be forgotten. They serve a great purpose in quickly scanning your Foleon Doc pages to uncover missing alt-text on images, links that need to be more descriptive, if color needs more contrast, or to ensure you are arranging content in a logical order.
Disclaimer: As of March 20th, 2023, Foleon is a WCAG 2.1 AA-certified accessible platform. With WCAG 2.2 standards live as of October 5th 2023, Foleon is consolidating efforts to improve the commitment to providing a robust platform capable of producing content that can be accessible to everyone. This Foleon Doc guide is an evolving asset meant to give you the most transparent view of how to create accessible content within our Content Studio editor.