Some departments might be using Venngage to create visual infographics or communication documents. However, if the information you are trying to convey is important enough to put into an infographic, then you must design your content so that everyone can access the information. Because infographics are visual material, they are fundamentally inaccessible to users with visual or cognitive disabilities.
Use these simple accessibility tools and tips available for all Venngage Account Users/Editors to create inclusive communication infographics.
- Select from the accessible templates and use the accessibility checker to ensure your designs are accessible.
- Use Venngage’s Accessibility Checker to run through possible accessibility barriers or challenges for readers with different abilities viewing your design:
- Avoid confusing reading order
- Avoid insufficient color contrast
- Avoid unidentified document language
- Avoid visual elements without alternative (alt) text
- Avoid confusing or poorly identified embedded links
- Avoid using text images instead of text
- Avoid leaving untagged section headings or titles
- Avoid low-visibility text size
How to proactively fix accessibility barriers
- Add alt text to non-decorative images and mark decorative images for screen readers.
- Check color contrast with the built-in Contrast Checker in the Color Tool widget.
- Simulate different visual impairments that can impact how readers view your design. Using the Free Color Blind Simulator and Visual Impairment Checker will show you how users with low vision or color blindness will see your infographic). You can access it from the bottom of any color tool modal by selecting or clicking "Visual Simulator."
- Use chart Setup to customize a chart in your accessible design.
- Tagging headers removes barriers.
- If you can't use text to replace images of text, use alt text for the image. Ensure that it contains the same text as is shown in the image.
- Confirm the infographic is accessible, and provide the downloadable accessible PDF and other alternative formats such as plain text, an audio file, or Word document, etc., if necessary.