General Accessibility

For R4, the Avalon team worked with Indiana University's UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers to identify work we could do to improve Avalon's accessibility. More information about the report can be found here. 

Some things we change to make the site more generally accessible include:

• The default language (English) is declared on each page.
• The search field uses an associated label element to enhance screen reader support.
• Search terms are included at the beginning of the page titles for search result pages.
• Selected facet labels are included at the beginning of the page titles for browse pages.
• The URL provided to share (link to) specific content includes an appropriate title attribute.
• The "more >>" links leading to additional facet options on browse pages includes the appropriate facet label for screen readers, e.g. "more Collection >>", "more Language >>".

Keyboard Access

Users can navigate the Avalon Media System by using the keyboard.

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When the player controls have focus the user can adjust the volume of the player by pressing the UP arrow key (increase volume) or the DOWN arrow key (decrease volume).

Headers and Footers:

Since often people customize Avalon by adding their own header and footer, it's important to keep the following in mind: