Accessible content

Most of the principles that apply to good technical documentation also apply to accessible technical documentation:

• Use correct grammar and punctuation.

• Use active voice and present tense.

• Write clear, simple sentences.

• Be consistent.

• Avoid jargon, slang, and the like.

• Beware of dangling modifiers.

• Use the relative pronoun "that" where you might otherwise omit it.

• Use the simplest terminology.

• Use colours judiciously. Keep in mind that some colour-blind people cannot tell red from green.

  Make sure that your text colour contrasts sufficiently with your background colour.