{"id":662,"date":"2025-03-18T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.brickfield.ie\/accessibilitytookit-admin\/?page_id=662"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:49:15","slug":"text-accessibility-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docs.brickfield.ie\/brickfieldenable-admin\/text-accessibility-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Text accessibility tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"662\" class=\"elementor elementor-662\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aceb36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6aceb36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb41a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"deb41a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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It provides consistency, navigation, information and instructions for the overall user experience.<\/p><ul><li>Do ensure capitalization is minimised as this makes text harder to read. Only use where appropriate (eg acronyms, logos).<\/li><li>Do ensure strong enough contrast between text and its background, and be wary of light shades, especially grey and yellow.<\/li><li>Ensure that elements apart from colour alone are used, such as relevant icons \/ text, when conveying information.<\/li><li>Use plain, concise language. 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