Drupal Accessibility: Part 6 - Editor Support

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The sixth and final instalment of the six-part blog series from the Dutch Open Project has been released, focusing on support for editors in Drupal. In this concluding part, readers delve into how Drupal assists editors in adding accessible content compliant with WCAG 2.1, level AA standards.

While Drupal inherently excels in generating HTML code that adheres to accessibility standards, it effectively categorises various content types into specific fields, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards upon display. However, the responsibility for WCAG compliance lies partly with editors, who must ensure correct heading structures and relevant alternative texts for images in WYSIWYG fields.

Although Drupal Core provides basic support, additional assistance is necessary to establish an accessible hierarchy of headings. Notably, Drupal offers support for editors when inserting images, allowing them to specify whether an image is decorative or not, thereby enhancing accessibility in content creation.

Source Reference

Title

Drupal, Accessibility and WCAG – Part 6: Editorial

Byline

Rolf Meijer

Date of Publication

26 February 2024

Organization

Dutch Open Projects

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