Using the Joomla! Accessibility Checker when editing Articles in your website will make your website more accessible to the widest possible audience.
Visitors will be more inclined to stay on your website for longer and even make repeat visits.
This should improve your website's performance in search engines.
If you are responsible for a public sector organisation website in the UK then its use will also help you comply with UK law.
UK Law and Public Sector Organisation Websites
In the UK it is a legal requirement that websites run by public sector organisations comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA.
Read more: Understanding the accessibility requirements for public sector bodies
If your website is affected then we can help.
Using the Accessibility Checker
The Accessibility Checker is very easy to use.
Read more: How to use the Accessibility Checker
Front End
Only use the Joomla! Accessibility Checker Plugin in the Front End when developing a new website.
Dashboard
When the Joomla! Accessibility Plugin is enabled (and access level = public) then the Acceessibility Check Button will be visible at the top of the Dashboard when editing an Article.
Click the Accessibility Check Button to preview the website and check accessibility at the same time.
Examples of Use
Example 1
Click the Accessibility Button at bottom right to see details of errors.
No warnings. Very good.
Example 2
Click the Accessibility Button at bottom right to see details of errors.
Warnings.
Consider making changes to improve accessibility.
Click Question Mark Buttons to view guidance for addressing the accessibility issue identified.
Take Note
The Accessibility Checker Plugin indicates errors, provides warnings, and offers guidance for how to resolve issues.
It does not however offer an exhaustive analysis of your website's accessibility.
More about how to use the Joomla! Accessibility Plugin in our Joomla! CMS User Guide.
Read more: Joomla! Accessibility Checker Plugin.
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