Color Accessibilty

I used a website called Web AIM; I will link it at the bottom of the paragraph. I did not have much trouble when going over the testing manually.
The process just consisted of me trying different colors till it was easier on the eyes. I eventually settled on the classic black background with white text.
Implementation was very easy because it was within the CSS stylesheet.

This form of accessibility is essential because it allows those who might be colorblind or have trouble reading with too similar colors to read the webpage.
Even those who don’t suffer from these problems can still get headaches from poorly designed webpages. Size of the font is also important because you want
the reader to be able to see without being distracted. It is also a fairly easy thing to implement on a webpage so there is little excuse for ignoring it.

Keyboard Accessibility

When I began testing my pages for keyboard accessibility the basic functionality was there, but it took a long time to tab through the whole page. After doing
some research I saw something called a skip link. This allows the user to immediately go to any section of the page from the top, this eliminates the need to tab
through the whole page. I also added a link to get back to the top at the bottom of the page. I tried to implement a transform function but I could not figure out the JavaScript.

This is important to implement because not everyone has access to a mouse or can even use one. This helps those who might need to navigate a webpage with just a keyboard.
Things to consider when doing this is to limit the amount the user must tab through. Make it obvious when you are focusing on each element so it is easier to interact with the right thing.
I did not use any software to check my work but I did use many other sites for reference when implementing the functionality.

Screen Reader

I downloaded the screen reader called jaws and it helped me get a good idea of what navigating a website with just sound was like. The first thing I did after using the software to run
down the pages was implement alt text to the images and links on the website. While this helped to convey what the images were it still had some trouble. I then began going over my text
and started to pick my words to be more descriptive and less vague. The final obstacle was getting the screen reader to just say the alt text without saying the whole line of code associated with it.

This type of functionality is important because those who are sight impaired can still enjoy webpages and learn from them. This helps to make
the internet a more inclusive place and doesn’t limit those who might have trouble seeing from learning important information. I could see this
technology being especially useful for mobile devices because they are inherently small. This form of accessibility is essential to ensure that everyone
has a fair chance to get the information they need from whatever resource online.