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Accessibility Standard

Summary​

This standard defines accessibility requirements for documentation structure, language, links, media, and interaction.

Audience​

  • Documentation authors
  • Documentation reviewers

Reference Content​

Documentation must support readers using keyboards, assistive technology, zoom, high contrast, and different viewport sizes.

  • Use a single descriptive level-one heading and a logical heading hierarchy.
  • Write meaningful link text.
  • Add concise alternative text to informative images and empty alternative text to decorative images.
  • Provide text equivalents for complex diagrams, audio, and video.
  • Use proper Markdown tables only for tabular data and include clear headers.
  • Do not communicate meaning through color, position, shape, or sensory language alone.
  • Keep instructions independent of pointer-only actions.
  • Use plain language and expand abbreviations.
  • Ensure code, callouts, and diagrams remain understandable in light and dark themes.
  • Check rendered pages with keyboard navigation and automated accessibility tooling before approval.

Accessibility defects that prevent task completion block publication.

See Also​

Keywords​

  • Accessibility
  • Alternative text
  • Keyboard navigation

Revision Information​

  • Last reviewed: 2026-07-14
  • Owner: documentation-team
  • Status: Approved