To ensure that portal and application pages are accessible, you must comply with numerous guidelines, regulations, and success criteria. The four principles of WCAG alone comprise approximately 90 success criteria.
As a result, accessibility requirements can lead to a comprehensive list of all test and success criteria that need to be addressed. You can find such an overview or list starting with the section on WCAG, BITV, and Intrexx.
Automatically Generated Accessibility
At the same time, Intrexx is ideally suited for creating accessible portal and application pages. For example, Intrexx includes an "accessible layout" right out of the box.
With Intrexx's accessible layout, key accessibility requirements are already met:
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The contrast between the background and the text is sufficient.
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Elements have a clearly visible focus.
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The structure of pages remains intact when zoomed in to 200%.
If you create application pages using the Page Wizard, they will be accessible once they are created. For example, they are always responsive (a key accessibility guideline) and generate a heading using the "h1" HTML tag (also a key accessibility guideline), ensuring that all requirements for a meaningful (semantic) page structure are met.
Another point—especially when using screen readers—is the use of ARIA roles and attributes. These can also make text that is not displayed on the (visible) surface of a page accessible to screen readers and thus audible to blind users. Intrexx automatically assigns ARIA roles and attributes to (user interface) elements wherever necessary. At the same time, you can easily assign ARIA roles and attributes manually at any time using the dedicated "Accessibility" tab.
These examples illustrate the extensive, automated support that Intrexx offers you "out of the box." This way, you can meet numerous accessibility requirements without having to take explicit or manual action.
Manual adjustments
By using Intrexx, you are already automatically meeting a large portion of the criteria for accessibility. At the same time, you'll likely still need to make a few manual adjustments to meet all accessibility requirements.
One reason for this is that, in principle, some tasks involved in creating portal and application pages must be performed manually. This applies, for example, to the entry of text alternatives. The same applies to the arrangement of elements on a page. As an application developer, it is your responsibility to arrange the elements on a page in a clear and logical manner.
In the overview or list of WCAG and BITV guidelines (WCAG, BITV, and Intrexx), you will find a wealth of tips and instructions on how to make manual adjustments related to accessibility in accordance with the relevant guidelines.
Best Practices
Intrexx offers "out-of-the-box" support to help you make your portal and application pages accessible. In addition, the following section, How to Make Your Web Pages Accessible - Best Practices," provides some "best practices" with basic guidelines for creating portal and application pages. By following these guidelines, you have already met key requirements for the accessibility of your portal.