Harold & Wilma Good Library: Accessibility: Infographics

Overview

If the information conveyed in an infographic is crucial, then it must be made accessible to all viewers. Infographics are a challenge not only for individuals with visually impairments, but also for individuals with cognitive disabilities that make it difficult to follow complex designs or find design elements distracting. Contact Kelsey McLane, kmclane@goshen.edu if you need assistance with creating accessible infographics.

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Accessibile Infographics
Provides a detailed overview of the methods for creating accessible infographics from California State University Northridge
Piktochart: How to make your visuals accessible to all

Accessibility Guidelines for Infographics

This is an overview of the elements that require special consideration when creating infographics. Please review one of the Additional Resources for detailed instructions on any of the following:

Design the infographic using best accessibility practices for color contrast and use of color.
Provide long alternative text or transcript that conveys the content OR
Provide HTML/CSS so a screen reader can access the content.

Examples

WebAIM: Example of an accessible infographic

Access IQ: Example of an accessible infographic

Additional Resources

Diagram Center
The Diagram Center strives to ensure that accessible educational material is created, published and available for all types of disabilities and learning styles.
WCAG Guideline 1.1 Text Alternatives
Description of the WCAG guidelines for alt text

Accessibility Check

To check:

Website or webpage visit the 508 Checker website.
Microsoft Office products visit the C heck for accessibility issues information page on the Microsoft website.
- Rules used by Microsoft accessibility checker
Accessibility in Office 365 view the support page
Use of color for the 3 types of color blindness visit the Accessibility Color Wheel website.