Bootstrap follows common web standards, and with minimal extra effort, can be used to create sites that are accessibile to users using assistive technology (AT). However, it's useful to take the following into consideration:
- -If your navigation contains many links and comes before your main content in the DOM, add a Skip to content link immediately after your opening body tag. (read why)
Bootstrap follows common web standards, and with minimal extra effort, can be used to create sites that are accessibile to those using AT.
+If your navigation contains many links and comes before the main content in the DOM, add a Skip to content link immediately after your opening <body> tag. (read why)
Another "gotcha" has to do with how you nest your header elements. Section 508 states that your largest header must be an h1, and the next header must be an h2, etc. This is hard to achieve in practice, but if the largest header on your site is smaller than Bootstrap's default 38px, you should consider modifying your stylesheets before using a smaller header element.
Another "gotcha" has to do with how you nest your <header> elements. Section 508 states that your largest header must be an h1, and the next header must be an <h2>, etc. This is hard to achieve in practice, but if the largest header on your site is smaller than Bootstrap's default 38px, you should consider modifying your stylesheets before using a smaller header element.