U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Communication Standards and Guidelines

Writing Accessible Web Content

This section outlines the requirements for writing content that meets Section 508 accessibility requirements. To make content accessible to all visitors, content writers need to write supplementary content for all images and multimedia files. It is required by federal law that all government sites be accessible for all site visitors. This includes:

• Alt Text (For images)
• Text Versions (For videos, animations, and audio files)

Related Accessibility Information

• EERE's Accessibility Policy
• QA Checklist for Developers (Items marked as "508" are required for accessibility.)
• Multimedia QA Checklist (Items marked as "508" are required for accessibility.)