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Introduction
Web accessibility is the concept that websites and website content must be accessible to anyone, regardless of how they use the internet. Websites must give a way for people with disabilities such as visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological to access the information. Some examples of other ways to use the internet are:
Screen readers
Adaptive technology (such as eye-tracking)
Audio-based such as verbal transcripts
Subtitles for audio content.
The Monsido Starter Web Accessibility feature is a streamlined version of the Monsido Web Accessibility feature. It is designed to help you make your website compliant with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0, 2.1 & 2.2 A, AA, and AAA guidelines.
Monsido tools give suggestions to make your website better for perception, understanding, contribution, navigation, and interaction for visitors with a disability.
Compliance is shown for the following:
Page compliance = percentage of checks that the page is compliant in.
Domain compliance = Average of page compliance in this domain.
The four principles of web accessibility for website content as specified in W3C are:
If any of these are not true, users with disabilities will not be able to use the Web.” |
Only site admins can change the accessibility level of the scan, see the instructions in the Monsido Starter Admin Functions user guide, in the Edit Domain section.
Instructions
This section gives instructions on how to navigate to the Accessibility feature in Monsido Starter.
Open Monsido Starter.
Click to select Accessibility (human with arms outstretched) on the top menu bar.
The Monsido Starter Accessibility page opens.
The Accessibility dashboard has the sections:
Level A Compliance
Level AA Compliance
Accessibility Checks by Compliance Level
Accessibility Diagnostics.
The left menu bar has the options:
Summary: The landing page for Monsido Starter Accessibility.
PDFs
Tools.
Dashboard Sections
This section gives information about the sections on the Monsido Starter Accessibility landing page.
Level A Compliance
This section shows the total number of checks for WCAG 2.1 A compliance, the total number of checks that are done, and the total number that are not repaired. It also shows the historical results from the last 5 scans and a percentage of compliance.
The icons below the number indicate the type of check:
Errors (insect icon)
These are content issues such as HTML snippets that are not compliant. These issues can only be fixed with a change to the source code.
Warnings (bell icon)
These issues need to be reviewed manually.
Reviews (eye icon)
These issues cannot be tested by the software and therefore need to be reviewed manually.
Level AA Compliance
This section shows the total number of checks for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, the total number of checks that are done, and the total number that are not repaired. It also shows the historical results from the last 5 scans and a percentage of compliance.
The icons below the number indicate the type of check:
Errors (insect icon)
These are content issues such as HTML snippets that are not compliant. These issues can only be fixed with a change to the source code.
Warnings (bell icon)
These issues need to be reviewed manually.
Reviews (eye icon)
These issues cannot be tested by the software and therefore need to be reviewed manually.
Accessibility Checks by Compliance Level
This section shows an overview of the total number of checks that passed, and the checks that still need to be fixed for A and AA compliance.
Accessibility Diagnostics
This section gives diagnostics and statistics on how well your site meets the accessibility compliance regulations.
Click Showing All on the top right of the section to filter for:
Show All: This is the default filter view. It is recommended to change this setting to Errors and Warnings.
Only Errors: This filter shows all errors.
Errors and Warnings (recommended): This is the recommended filter.
Tip: For a good way to view the accessibility issues in a way that is easier to handle, set the filter to Errors and Warnings. This option shows the most urgent issues that need to be fixed, as some issues may be repeated many times on the website and if it is fixed it will drastically improve the compliance rating.
The definition of the error categories in Monsido:
Error
The issue is in direct conflict with the standard and needs to be fixed.
Warning
The issue is most likely in conflict with the standard, do a manual review and fix the issue.
Review
The issue cannot be programatically determined as an error or warning and requires human review. Do a manual review of the issue to determine if any fix can be done.
PDF Compliance Status
This section gives information on the status and compliance level of PDF files on the website.
The circle charts show:
Percentage of internal PDF files that are reviewed and pending
Percentage of external PDF files that are reviewed and pending.
Menu Options
This section gives information on the menu options on the left side of the Accessibility landing page.
The options in the menu are:
Summary
PDFs
Tools.
Summary
Click Summary on the menu on the left side of the page. This is the landing page for the Monsido Starter accessibility module. It gives a quick overview of the accessibility compliance of your site.
See Dashboard Sections for a description of the elements on the Accessibility Summary page.
PDFs
This section gives information about the PDF Accessibility function in Monsido Starter.
Click PDFs on the menu on the left side of the page. The menu expands with the options:
Internal PDFs
External PDFs.
Select Internal PDFs from the menu on the left. The Internal PDF Compliance page opens.
The data is in a chart, sorted by number of internal PDF files and date of scan.
Use the data key below the chart to select or deselect the data shown on the chart:
PDF Files Reviewed
PDF Files Pending.
Hover the cursor on a date column on the chart for an overview of the number of files with the status Reviewed or Pending on that date.
Below the chart is a list of all internal PDF files.
Click the link to navigate to the PDF.
Click Review on the same row as a PDF to place the file in Reviewed status. This indicates that the file has been manually checked and contains no errors.
Note: Only place the file in Reviewed status if the file is has actually been checked and contains no accessibility errors.
Select External PDFs from the menu on the left. The External PDF Compliance page opens.
The data is in a chart, sorted by number of external PDF files and date of scan.
Use the data key below the chart to select or deselect the data shown on the chart:
PDF Files Reviewed
PDF Files Pending.
Hover the cursor on a date column on the chart for an overview of the number of files with the statusReviewed or Pending on that date.
Below the chart is a list of all external PDF files.
Click the link to navigate to the PDF.
Click Review on the same row as a PDF to place the file in Reviewed status. This indicates that the file has been manually checked and contains no errors.
Note: Only place the file in Reviewed status if the file is has actually been checked and contains no accessibility errors.
Tools - Color Contrast Tool
Select this option from the menu on the left side of the page. The menu expands with a list of available tools.
Select Color Contrast Tool from the expanded menu. The Color Contrast Tool page opens.
See the contrast ratio for foreground and background color, font size, and graphical elements.
Tip: The Monsido Color Contrast Checker is another quick way to test the color combinations on websites and pages.
Additional Information
For more information, see the following articles:
The 2022 Website Compliance Handbook PDF by Monsido.
This is a guide to help organizations understand the basics of website compliance, and provide useful information and tools to help them reach their web compliance goals.
The tool tests the contrast ratio of background and text colors for accessibility. You can use it to visualize different color combinations for your website design that are in compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and international legislation based on it like the EU Web Accessibility Directive, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act (AODA).
The official site for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.