{"id":557,"date":"2025-08-19T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?post_type=documentation_guides&#038;p=557"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:20:49","slug":"web-content","status":"publish","type":"documentation_guides","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/documentation-guides\/web-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents toc-mt-0\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-review-your-web-content\" data-level=\"2\">Review Your Web Content<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-choose-the-right-format-for-your-web-content\" data-level=\"2\">Choose the Right Format for Your Web Content<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-test-with-accessibility-tools\" data-level=\"2\">Test with Accessibility Tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-leverage-web-id-2-accessibility-features\" data-level=\"2\">Leverage Web ID 2 Accessibility Features<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-related-resources\" data-level=\"2\">Related Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-review-your-web-content\">Review Your Web Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Review all web content you manage using 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/digital-accessibility-for-web-content\/\">accessible web content guidelines<\/a>. Ensure key elements like heading structure, alternative text for images, link descriptions and color contrast meet the accessibility standards outlined in the checklist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-choose-the-right-format-for-your-web-content\">Choose the Right Format for Your Web Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When publishing content on the 51ÁÔÆæ.edu website, it\u2019s important to pick the format that works best for your audience. Access <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/choosing-document-format\/\">guidance on choosing between web page, PDF and original file format<\/a> for your web content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-test-with-accessibility-tools\">Test with Accessibility Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use accessibility testing tools, such <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-accessibility\/documentation-guides\/dubbot\/\">DubBot<\/a> and other tools listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/accessibility-testing-for-web-content\/\">51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s accessibility testing tools page<\/a>, to identify potential issues. Adding Chrome extensions (e.g., WAVE) can help you quickly identify accessibility problems directly in your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leverage-web-id-2-accessibility-features\">Leverage Web ID 2 Accessibility Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/web-identity-2-0\/\">Web ID 2<\/a> WordPress theme has digital accessibility built into its functionality, content templates and blocks, streamlining the process of meeting accessibility requirements. 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href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/digital-accessibility-linkedin-learning-courses-videos\/\">LinkedIn Learning Courses &amp; Videos<\/a><\/td><td>51ÁÔÆæ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/documentation-guides\/accessibility-testing-for-web-content\/\">Testing Tools<\/a><\/td><td>51ÁÔÆæ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/web\/training\/#h-digital-accessibility-for-web-content\">Digital Accessibility for Web Content Training<\/a><\/td><td>51ÁÔÆæ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/articles\/#html\">HTML, ARIA and CSS Accessibility<\/a><\/td><td>WebAIM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/tables\/\">Creating Accessible Tables<\/a><\/td><td>WebAIM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/forms\/\">Creating Accessible Forms<\/a><\/td><td>WebAIM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wisc.edu\/learn\/make-it-accessible\/#multimedia\">Image and Multimedia 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