TinyMCE can create HTML content that will be accessible to all
users, including those with disabilities using assistive technologies,
as well as those using text-based browsers, or those browsing the Web
with images turned off.
Things you can do to make your content
accessible:
- Include an Image Description: Blind users, or
others who are unable to view images, will rely on the Image
Description (or Alt text) to take the place of the image. If an image
contains no meaning, such as a decoration or a spacer image, leave the
Image Description empty. TinyMCE will then insert an empty Alt text
attribute that will force assistive technologies to ignore the image.
- Add Scope to data table header cells: In the
table cell editor dialog window, choose a Scope when creating Header
cells so the column or row label in that cell becomes explicitely
associated with its data cells. Table cell headers will then be
announced with each data cell, making it easier for blind users using a
screen reader to understand what the content of each cell represents.
- Structure content with properly nested
headings: In the format selection menu choose Heading 1 to Heading 6 to
represent headings in your content, rather than using other font
formating options. Blind users using a screen reader can then extract
the headings from the page to generate a summary of the content it
contains, and use those headings to navigate quickly to subsections
within the page.
- Include alternate content: Create an
alternate page for non-HTML content such as Flash, Java applets, or
embedded movies. This might be a static image, with a description of
the image, and a description of the content that would have appeared in
its place. An alternate HTML page could also be created, and a link to
it included next to the non-HTML object. This will ensure that the
content will be accessible to users of assistive technologies that can
not view or play the content, and ensure the content will be available
to those who do not have the appropriate plugin or helper application
installed.
- Check accessbility: When the AChecker
plugin is installed with TinyMCE, click on the Check Accessibility
button to generate a report of potential accessibility problems.
See the AChecker
Web Site for further details about creating content that will be
accessible to all users.