Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts

All users, regardless of disability, should be able to read, navigate, and contribute to Wikipedia easily. Therefore, when editing articles:

DO:

• Use high contrast and color-blind friendly color schemes.
• Provide alt text and a caption for most images.
• Provide a text description of any charts or diagrams.
• Nest section headings sequentially.
• Create correctly structured tables.
• Wrap non-English words or phrases in {{lang}} or {{transliteration}}.
• Ask any accessibility-related questions at WikiProject Accessibility's talk page.

DON'T:

• Don't impede the ability to distinguish links from regular text.
• Don't use scrolling lists or collapsible sections to conceal content. (See exceptions in the Manual of Style).
• Don't use color as the only means of conveying information.
• Don't use tables for layout—use <div> blocks instead.
• Don't leave blank lines between list items.
• Don't use Unicode characters as icons or images.
• Don't sandwich text between two images, and don't use fixed image sizes unless absolutely necessary.

See also

• Manual of Style/Accessibility
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Anchor tests
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/CSS colors for text on white
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Colors
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Data tables tutorial
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Data tables tutorial/Internal guidelines
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/Signatures
• Manual of Style/Accessibility/dl tests