Web Accessibility: Your Community, Open to Everyone

updated 7 mths ago
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At Forumbee, we firmly believe online communities should be accessible to all users. We've recently rolled out a comprehensive platform update with web accessibility integrated directly into our Community experience. Now, your community is a place where everyone can experience the connection and interaction you provide.

Understanding Our Commitment

What is web accessibility? Websites and web applications designed and developed for people with disabilities to easily use them. This includes those with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
Our standard: Our platform strives to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, the recognized international standard for web accessibility.

New Accessibility Features at the Core

Our community experience offers a suite of built-in accessibility features:

Optimized for screen readers: Screen reader users can navigate and understand your community through clear and accurate content descriptions.
Clear headings and structure: Content is organized with headings and semantic HTML, making it easy for assistive technologies to convey the structure.
Skip to content links: Keyboard users can bypass repeated elements and jump directly to the main content.
ARIA attributes: These special attributes enhance information for screen readers and other assistive technologies.
Meaningful labels: Interactive elements like buttons and links have descriptive labels so users understand their purpose.
Full keyboard navigation: The entire community experience, from reading posts to commenting and searching, is accessible via keyboard.
No redundancy: We streamline the experience by removing unnecessary links and actions that could confuse assistive technologies.

Accessibility as an Ongoing Mission

We are continually seeking ways to improve the accessibility of our platform. Your community is a place for everyone, and we work hard to ensure our technology reflects that commitment.

Help Us Improve

Have accessibility-related feedback or questions? We welcome your input. Share your feedback or contact us at support@forumbee.com.

- Community Manager Pyramid Analytics
- Christian_Langmayr.1
- 7 mths ago
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Is there a way to get an overview about this feature, so I can put into an Article on our Community?
- Forumbee
  
  7 mths ago
  
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  Thanks for reaching out! Here’s an overview of how these updates benefit users:
  
  Screen reader users will find navigating through community and responding to posts much smoother and more intuitive. The updates include semantic HTML, clear headings, improved logical page structures, and clear button/link labels.
  
  Technical updates included adding ARIA attributes to make the dynamic content and advanced controls in the community work well with assistive tech.
  
  The update also includes full keyboard navigation support in the community, so you do not need to use a mouse to navigate, search, create/edit posts, and reply.
  
  Feel free to use this information in your article, and let us know if you have any other questions!