Let's Take a Trip! How Screen Readers Navigate
taught by: Leslie Schulz
Session Summary
When you drive, you look for signposts to get to your destination. What are those signposts for screen reader users? Learn about headings and regions and how to help users navigate!
Description
Screen reader users require clear and well-written code to navigate web pages. Two important signposts are headings and regions. Make the user journey much easier using proper code. Headings are a hierarchy. How do you create that structure? All web content should be inside a region. How do you designate what is a region and how do you give it an accessible name?
Come take a trip!
Practical Skills
- Apply your understanding of headings to create a hierarchy.
- Identify several methods for creating a region.
- Understand how and why to create an accessible name for a region.