Employing web accessibility techniques ensures your website is usable by screen readers. For individuals with reading or comprehension disabilities, screen reader software will interpret the meaning of content and then use text-to-speech to communicate it to them.

Employ the following to ensure screen reader compatibility:

• The 'skip to content' link mentioned at the beginning of this section;
• Clearly-labeled, hierarchal navigation;
• Calls to action that are descriptive and action-oriented;
• Use of cascading page headers (h1-h6);
• Paragraphs, unordered and ordered lists, blockquotes, and definitions that are used properly and written in plain language;
• Images have descriptive text in the ALT attribute that indicates not only what is in the photo but also what is happening in that photo;
• Form elements that include descriptive labels and instructions; and
• Use of tables to display tabular data only and not for page layout.