Accessibility Workshop on OER for LaGuardia Community College: Layout

General Information:

When you create a web page or document which has well organized content it helps users to orient themselves and to navigate effectively.

Why is layout important?

• A site or document which is well-structured is easier to understand and navigate.
• Everyone can benefit from a site which is well-structured.
• A well laid out page helps people with visual impairments, including low vision, orient themselves on the page and understand content.
• Keyboard users can browse pages and their sections more efficiently.
• People with cognitive and learning disabilities can more easily find and prioritize content on a well laid out page.
• A well laid out page helps users perceive, operate and understand, POUR principles.

How to create good layout?

• Use headings to separate sections.
• Use lists.
• Don’t use tables for layout.
• Don’t only use visual cues (such as color) to show the layout.