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Accessibility

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- [Narrator] Anybody who works on websites should be aware of accessibility. Accessibility for the web means ensuring that your website can be used by anyone even if they have a disability. This usually means doing a little extra work and following guidelines to make your content as accessible as possible. For forms, there are basically two broad areas we need to consider. First, we need to make sure our forms are accessible to anyone who uses assistive technology to help them access the web. This includes people who are blind and use screen readers. A screen reader is a type of software that takes information on the screen and reads it out loud for users who can't see it. We're not going to go deep into accessibility in this course, so if you're not familiar with the different ways people access websites, I suggest checking out some of the great courses on web accessibility here on LinkedIn Learning. Next, we need to make sure our forms are accessible to people who have cognitive…

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