Readability for Accessible Writing

Weekly Accessibility Tips

Dear Colleagues,

Learn how to make your writing easier to read with the Readability Tip Sheet. These tips improve reading for both visual readers and screen reader users.

 

This tip sheet includes:

  • Font size, style, and special characters
  • Using text emphasis (Bold, all caps, underlining, italics, and strike-through)
  • Creating the layout:
    • Headings, text alignment, background, lists, text resizing
    • Line, word, character, and paragraph spacing
  • Using color
  • Readability resources

 

Use this tip sheet with the Plain Language Tip Sheet to make your content easier to understand.