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* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' provide '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Images|alt text and a caption]]''' for most images.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' provide '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Images|alt text and a caption]]''' for most images.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' provide a '''text description''' of any charts or diagrams.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' provide a '''text description''' of any charts or diagrams.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Headings|nest section headings sequentially''']].
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Headings|nest section headings sequentially]].'''
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' create [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Data tables|'''correctly structured tables''']].
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' create [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Data tables|'''correctly structured tables''']].
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' encase [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Other languages|non-English words or phrases]] in '''{{tl|lang}}'''.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' encase [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Other languages|non-English words or phrases]] in '''{{tl|lang}}''' or '''{{tl|transliteration}}'''.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' ask any accessibility-related questions at '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility|WikiProject Accessibility's talk page]]'''.
* [[File:Green check.png|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Do''' ask any accessibility-related questions at '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility|WikiProject Accessibility's talk page]]'''.
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=== DON’T: ===
=== DON'T: ===
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' impede the '''ability to distinguish [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Color|links]]''' from regular text.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' impede the '''ability to distinguish [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Color|links]]''' from regular text.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' use '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Users with limited CSS/JavaScript support|scrolling lists or collapsible sections]]''' to conceal content. (See exceptions in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Scrolling lists and collapsible content|Manual of Style]]).
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' use '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Users with limited CSS/JavaScript support|scrolling lists or collapsible sections]]''' to conceal content. (See exceptions in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Scrolling lists and collapsible content|Manual of Style]]).
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* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' leave '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Lists|blank lines]] between list items'''.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' leave '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Lists|blank lines]] between list items'''.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' use '''[[Unicode]] characters as icons''' or images.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' use '''[[Unicode]] characters as icons''' or images.
* [[File:Red x.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Don't''' '''[[WP:SANDWICH|sandwich]] text between two images''' or, unless absolutely necessary, use '''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy#Displayed image size|fixed image sizes]]'''.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility/Breadcrumb|[[Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts|Dos and don'ts]]}}<br>
*[[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simple rule set]]
*[[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style|Simple style manual]]
*[[Wikipedia:Styletips|Style tips]]
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Revision as of 03:11, 8 June 2022

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

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