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On2nite wants everyone to access the info so when you put stuff on2nite make sure it follows good practive. If you have any ideas we are happy to hear from you. Whilst our site does not validate successfully for technical reasons...doh!...we have several strategies for accessibility. User Generated Content As much of on2nite is made by you is not possible to control all the content. Use appropriate HTML tags to help automatic screen readers. More below.
Font Size On2nite has opened its coding so that you can set font size in your browser. For instance in Internet Explorer go to the View menu and choose from Text Size. Background Colour In My Profile you can choose from a range of colour backgrounds which can help with dyslexia. Scroll underneath the Events to Background Colour. In Forums you can also change the background colour...go to Profile and change Board Style. Images If you know HTML...when placing images in Front Page Stories use ALT and TITLE tags to make sure screen readers can understand what the pictures are...and by showing the size it helps download times <img src="flowers.jpg" width="320" height="234" alt="picture of flowers" title="tulips"> Abbreviations and Acronyms If you know HTML...it is useful for people to use the ABBR and ACRONYM tags to explain your text <abbr title = "Any Brief Concept"> ABC </abbr> <acronym title = "Any Brief Concept">ABC</acronym> Website Links The title tag helps screen reader software and other users to know where the link may take them <a href = http://www.mywebsite.com title="go to mywebsite.com">website</a>
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