LibGuides Accessibility

Gallery boxes should not automatically play

LibGuides has a box type called Gallery. Be aware that there are additional settings you’ll need to check to ensure that the gallery is accessible.

• Any original content you add to a gallery should be accessible (slide decks, image, documents, etc.).
• In the gallery box settings, the “automatically play” option should be set to off.
• Be aware of how embedded content behaves on your page.
  • Make sure you can control all actions of a media player or slide deck using just your keyboard.
  • Nothing should autoplay.

Tabbed boxes

Due to inherent difficulties with making Tabbed boxes accessible, it is recommended that any content provided within this kind of box in LibGuides be relocated into a "Standard Box" when possible. 

However, if you need to include Tabbed boxes, we have updated the colors of the tabs when they are active, inactive, and on hover/mouseover to be more intuitive to users.

Note: The accessibility of Tabbed boxes has improved and this type of box can be used when appropriate.