Hawk Software

Headings (h1-h6) should be used to begin sections; they should NOT be used for font effects (that is what CSS is for).  Using one h1 tag, and progressive h2-h6 tags not only creates a page structure which is easy to scan and find relevant content for sighted users, but it enhances accessibility for users of screen reader software. Read the rest of this entry »

There was much debate in the past about these tags, and if you are not concerned with accessibility then you can stop reading right now!  But if accessibility DOES concern you, read on… Read the rest of this entry »

I wanted to share some basic accessibility guidelines I created a few years to share with some other web developers I work with.

• Don’t use tables for layout, use CSS.
• Don’t use font tags, use CSS.
• Don’t use <b></b> to emphasize words, use <strong></strong> instead. Read the rest of this entry »