Loyola Support Documentation

VoiceThread Guide

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Checking content accessibility

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You can use the Accessibility Checker to inspect the accessibility level of content created in the Rich Text Editor and immediately solve any issues that are found.

How paragraph breaks affect accessibility

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A paragraph break (hitting Enter or Return on the keyboard) is always more meaningful than a line break (hitting Shift + Enter or Return on the keyboard).  A paragraph break inserts what looks like a double-space between one line of text and another, and it allows screen reader users to parse the information on the page more readily.

Although programs like Microsoft Word have options to create single-spaced documents with paragraph breaks, web pages do not.  You may find using a line break more aesthetically pleasing than a paragraph break, but line breaks can create problems for screen reader users.

While a screen reader can interpret a paragraph break as "blank," a line break may not be indicated to the user.  The text on the new line may sound like a new sentence, instead of the start of a new paragraph.

Making lists of items accessible

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If you think of a vertical series of items as a list, you should include it in your page as a numbered or bulleted list.  Screen readers can identify lists; for example, a bulleted list containing two items may begin: "List of  two items. Bullet 1."