Search Accessibility: How to Optimise for Screen Readers & Voice Assistants
Making your content accessible to all your website visitors is a smart business more. More and more users are relying on assisted technologies, such as screen readers to navigate the internet. When you optimise your content for screen readers and voice assistants, you are able to reach millions of visually impaired website visitors.
The global standard for accessibility guidelines is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). It provides detailed criteria on making content operable and understandable, including for assisted users:
How to Optimise Screen Readers and Voice Assistants for Improved Accessibility
Screen readers are programmes that interpret and convert digital text into speech or Braille for those with visual impairments.
In order to optimise your content for screen readers, you need to:
Accessibility should be added to all stages of your content creations from the design concept to development and publication. Some tips to incorporating accessibility to your design and development includes:
Accessibility in content creation is essential in today's fast-paced digital world. At Genie Crawl, our team of experts have the knowledge and skill to assist in the optimisation of your content for screen readers and voice assistants, helping you reach your audience effectively, while improving user-experience (UX). If you need help taking your website accessibility to the next level, get in touch with our talented team now to find out more.
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