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blocks</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/flexible-content/flexible-content-benefits/">Benefits of using flexible content blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/flexible-content/fixed-widths/">Using fixed column widths</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/flexible-image-text-cards/">Flexible image and text cards</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/flickr-album/">Flickr album</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/forms/">Forms and surveys</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-a-z-lists/">General A-Z lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/">General content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/">Using images in your content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/sizes/">Image sizes for each content type</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/">Adding images to your content</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-4"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/using-existing-images-in-the-media-library/">Using existing images in the Media Library</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/images/adding-images/adding-new-images-to-the-media-library/">Adding new images to the Media Library</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/">Adding documents: pdfs, Word, zip etc.</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/document-link/">Adding a link to a document in your content</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/editing-documents/">Editing and removing existing documents</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/google-calendar/">Google Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/">Google Maps and Street View</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/google-map/">Google Map (embed)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/maps/street-view/">Street View (embed)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/">Highlight box</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/call-to-action-button/">Call to action button</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/colour-block/">Colour block</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/document-download/">Document download button</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/video/">Video</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/icon-cards/">Icon cards</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/icon-cards/list/">All icon cards available</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/image-grid/">Image grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/infogram/">Infogram</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/issuu/">Issuu</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/key-facts/">Key facts</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/feature-item/">Landing page feature item</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/landing-page-text-with-featurelinks/">Landing page text with feature/links</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/lead-paragraph/">Lead paragraph</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/local-footer/">Local footers</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/logo-grid/">Logo grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/mailchimp/">MailChimp</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/">News and events</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/feed/">News and events feed</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/news-listing/">News listing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/event-listing/">Event listing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/event-summary/">Event summary</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/landing-page-news/">Landing page news story</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/news-and-events/manual-latest-news-block/">Manual latest news block</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/">People lists and grids</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/list/">People list</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/grid/">People grid</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/people-lists/landing-grid/">Landing page people grid</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/prezi/">Prezi</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/quote-block/">Quote block</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/research-publications/">Research publications</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/">Slideshows</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/full-width-landing/">Slideshow - full width landing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/slideshow-tall/">Slideshow - tall</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/slideshows/slideshow-short/">Slideshow - short</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/social-metadata/">Social Metadata</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/soundcloud/">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/tabs/">Tabs</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/umap/">uMap</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/">Adding videos</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-3-column/">Video - 3 column</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-with-text/">Video with text</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/highlight-box/video/">Video in a highlight box</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-playlist/">Video playlist</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/videos/video-general-content/">Video with general content</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/widgets-and-items/">Widgets and items</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/wufoo/">Wufoo</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/hiding-and-deleting/">Deleting and hiding content and sections (pages)</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/hiding-and-deleting/sections/">Hiding and deleting sections (pages)</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/content-types/general-content/documents/">Adding documents: pdfs, Word, zip etc.</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/restrict-access/">Restricting viewing access of your pages and documents</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/viewing-pages/">Previewing pages before they go live</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/publishing/">Publishing your pages (making them live)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/jargon-buster/">Jargon glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/logging-in-error/">Error when logging into T4 (401 error) - how to resolve</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/">Digital tools and services</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/">Terminalfour (T4) Site Manager</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/">Qualtrics survey tool</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/creating-a-survey/">Creating a form / survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/publishing-forms/">Publishing a form / survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/reports/">Extracting survey data and reports</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/decommissioning/">Decommissioning your form and survey</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/survey-help/">Qualtrics surveys - further help</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/qualtrics/accessibility-qualtrics/">Accessibility on Qualtrics site</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/">Analytics dashboards</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/interpret-dashboard-data/">Guidance on your dashboard data</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/">Asset Library</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/">Searching for assets</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/search-tips/">Search tips</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/search/saved-searches/">Saved searches</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/downloading-assets/">Downloading assets</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/lightboxes/">Using lightboxes</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/uploading/">Uploading images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/guest-access/">Requesting guest access to the Asset Library</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/asset-library/accessibility-statement/">Accessibility on the Asset Library site</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/">Imperial blogs</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/how-to/">Blogs - getting started with WordPress</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/terms-of-use/">Terms and conditions </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/blogs/accessibility/">Accessibility statement for Imperial blogs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/training-and-resources/inclusive-technology/">Inclusive Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/self-service/connect-communicate/sharing-and-collaboration-tools/sharepoint-online/">SharePoint</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/digital-signage/">Digital signage</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/digital-signage/large-screen-guidelines/">Main Entrance large screen guidelines</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/ict/self-service/connect-communicate/sharing-and-collaboration-tools/wikis/">Wikis</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/social-media/">Social media</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/be-inspired/social-and-multimedia/directory/">Social networks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/news/">News website</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/news/creating-articles/">Creating news articles</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/">Events website</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/events-authors/">Instructions for events authors</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/feed-generator/">Using the feed generator</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/things-to-consider/">Approaches to consider</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/admin-services/communications/what-we-do/internal-communications/email-newsletters/using-poppulo/">Poppulo (email newsletters)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/search/">Website search</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/workspace-on-box/">Workspace on Box for public file sharing</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/mobile-apps/">Mobile apps</a></li> </ul> </li><li><span class="currentbranch0"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/">Digital skills training</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><span class="currentbranch1"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/">Web skills materials</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><span class="currentbranch2"><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/">Accessible content guidance</a></span> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/headings/">Using clear and effective headings</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/images/">Accessible images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/links/">Adding accessible links</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/tables/">Using tables</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/">Publishing accessible documents online</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/">Creating accessible Office documents</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-4"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/image-alt-text/">Add alternative (alt) text to images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/add-a-document-title-to-your-documents/">Add a document title to your documents</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/hyperlinks/">Make hyperlinks accessible</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/heading-styles/">Use heading styles properly</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/formatting-tables/">Formatting tables</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/checking-accessibility/">Checking the accessibility of your document</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/accessible-charts/">Making accessible charts</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/documents/ms-office/powerpoint/">Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/">Creating accessible video and audio</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-3"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/descriptive-transcripts/">Provide a descriptive transcript for your videos</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/podcasts/">Making accessible Podcasts (audio) </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/video-audio/social-media/">Accessibility for social media</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/surveys/">Writing accessible surveys</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/checklist/">Accessible content checklist</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-for-web/">Writing for the web</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/analytics-dashboards/">Analysing online traffic with Google Analytics dashboards</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/blogging/">Blogging</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/images/">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/seo/">Increasing the visibility of your website (SEO)</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/social-media/">Social Media</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/events/">Creating events</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-news/">Writing news articles </a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/writing-news/content-guidance/">Content guidance</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/">Top tips</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-2"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/accordions/">Accordions</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/a-z-lists/">A-Z lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/bullet-points-and-numbered-lists/">Bullet points and numbered lists</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/call-to-action/">Writing calls to action</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/tabbed-content/">Tabbed content</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/documents/">Uploading documents online</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/using-tables/">Using tables</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/collecting-personal-data/">Collecting personal data</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/top-tips/writing-surveys/">Writing Surveys</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/user-testing/">User testing techniques </a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/ga/">Google Analytics </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/accessibility-course/">Digital Accessibility online course</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/t4-site-manager/">T4 website CMS training</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/tools/events-website/events-authors/">Events website training</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/">Online training feedback and stats</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/accessibility/">Accessibility training feedback</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/pwp/">PWP training feedback</a></li> <li><a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/training-stats/t4-training-stats/" class="">T4 V8 training overview stats</a></li> <li><a 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In this section of the web guide you will find everything that you need to create accessible and effective content including guidance on headings, links, images, documents, videos and more. </p> </div> </div><div class="row wysiwyg"> <h2>How to make your content accessible</h2> <p>Some of the most important aspects of accessibility are to do with the way people create and edit content. We have put together guidance for the key areas elements where you can improve accessibility. We have also created an <a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/checklist/">Accessible content checklist</a> so you can test your content.</p> </div><section class="flow-s"> <div class="row row--gap-on-collapse"> <div class="flexible__item"> <a class="hub-button hub-button--turquoise hub-button--large flow-2xs" href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/materials/accessibility/headings/"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="40" height="40" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-type"><polyline points="4 7 4 4 20 4 20 7"></polyline><line x1="9" y1="20" x2="15" y2="20"></line><line x1="12" y1="4" x2="12" y2="20"></line></svg> <h2 class="hub-button__title">Titles and headings</h2> <p>How to write clear and effective headings.</p> </a> </div><div class="flexible__item"> <a class="hub-button 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class="hub-button__title">Surveys</h2> <p>How to create accessible surveys.</p> </a> </div><div class="flexible__item"> <a class="hub-button hub-button--turquoise hub-button--large flow-2xs" href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/training-and-events/accessibility-course/"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="40" height="40" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-book-open"><path d="M2 3h6a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v14a3 3 0 0 0-3-3H2z"></path><path d="M22 3h-6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v14a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h7z"></path></svg> <h2 class="hub-button__title">Online training</h2> <p>We provide an online accessibility training course aimed at content editors.</p> </a> </div> </div> </section><section class="flow-xl bordered-section"> <div class="row row--gap-on-collapse row--space-between"> <div class="col lg-7 md-8 sm-12 flow-m"> <header> <h2>Test your content</h2> </header> <p class="step-1">Following 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