To meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.1.4 Abbreviations requirement to make page content more accessible to people with disabilities, abbreviations should be labeled using HTMLattributes and spell out the abbreviation on the first occurrence.
Important Note:
CivicPlus works toward WCAG2.0 AA accessibility standards and our websites are highly compliant when they go live. However, ongoing ADAcompliance and maintenance is the customer's responsibility.
Who can use this feature?
System Administrator | Owner | Publisher | Author
Instructions
Sign in to your website solution.
Note: This process may look different based on your site's design.
Navigate to your desired page.
Click the Live Edit is OFF button to enable Live Edit:
Note: If Live Edit is currently enabled, the button will read Live Editis ON:
Click inside the Editor Widget with the abbreviated content:
Identify the abbreviated text and highlight it on the non-code side:
Click on the Abbreviation tool:
Click on the Code View tool
Ensure that the HTMLcode has markings to alert users that an abbreviation is being used:
Click the Done Editing button (green checkbox) to exit the Editor Widget:
Click the Save button:
Hypertext Markup Language. The language used to define the content of the site in a structurally meaningful manner.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. A part of a series of web accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the main international standards organization for the Internet.
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications.
