Web Accessibility

Preventing Dead Links

Did you know that broken links can adversely affect a site’s performance in Google search? Here's how to easily find, fix and prevent dead links in ​three easy steps [...]

The Great PDF Purge

Last October, NKU IT and Marketing & Communications initiated the ​inaugural "Great PDF Purge​." We appreciate your work during the event and want to remind you of the ever-growing importance that should be placed on these files. PDFs are often the hardest file type to remediate; please consider deleting outdated files. Our PDF Purge decision tree is a strong starting point your deletion efforts [...]

What is Alt Text?

Sighted users are most familiar with alt text as what appears in its place when images fail to load​but for those with vision impairments​, it is the text read aloud by screen readers. Without alt text, the user could be missing important information from your page. It's ​crucial that all images used on your pages include this information. Provide clear, detailed descriptions – one succinct sentence illustrating what you want your audience to get from the image will help all page visitors [...]