- Sep 2024
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Accessibility Help
On the footer of the web page BBC has a hyperlink/button to access the accessibility help screen which will guide users on how to use the accessibility features on the web page.
BBC has a system called "IPlayer" to assist viewers who are visually impaired as it will play audio for viewers instead. BBC also has screen readers on their web page to ensure the web page is adaptable for most disabilities.
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A web page needs to be robust. A robust website should be able to be accessed through many web browsers and screen readers.
BBC not only makes its web page sharable to be opened on various devices and shared via social media or email but they also made this web page accessible on many browsers. Along with access to browsers, I have used SilkTide a software for screen reading. The software was able to read the article without any issues in a clear manner. This shows BBC has taken the POUR principles of accessibility into mind when creating a web page so it is accessible.
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A website needs to ensure content is understandable in terms of accessibility. The principle describes how viewers of ADHD or dyslexia face troubles when the page has too many complexities or breaks.
BBC has done an amazing job to combat this by creating a menu as the header of the page that is already listed in categories. A simple click will take you to articles related to those categories and for a more advanced menu they have a button on the left top corner of the page to open up a larger menu. Doing this reduces any complexities and makes the website easy to navigate helping people with ADHD and Dyslexia.
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Taiwan pager maker stunned by link to Lebanon attacks
BBC uses hyperlinks in their articles, focusing on the Web Content Accessibility Guideline of Operability. Operability focuses on consider those who may have varying motor ability and are unable to use a mouse in he "traditional" way.
The article manages to do a good job of operability. The entirety of the article can be accessed with just the "up" and "down" arrow keys, and, while they are hyperlinks throughout the article, they do not require the reader to hover the cursor. The BBC have done a good job in ensuring that their articles are operable.
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This is a noteworthy feature as it follows the 4 core principles of the web content accessibility guidelines.
This is an example of perceivable. The article utilizes high contrast to make text easy to read. By using only black font on a white background it allows colourblind users to be able to read the full article. With high contrast it makes the text very legible.
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