No barriers, just bar charts: Chart accessibility made easy

In this bite-sized webinar, we showed how to make your charts clearer, smarter, and more accessible for everyone, including users with visual or cognitive disabilities. You get practical tips on readability, contrast, legends, colours, and layout – all based on real user testing, audits, and accessibility standards.

Speakers:

Peter Kemeny, Accessible Document Specialist, Funka Foundation.
Malin Hammarberg, UX Designer and Accessibility Specialist, Funka Foundation.

Key tips from the webinar in a short smart guide:

Smart Guide

Chart accessibility made easy

Keep it simple
Use familiar chart types. Round
numbers and split complex charts.

Reduce visual clutter
Avoid 3D, shadows, and backgrounds.
Limit gridlines and borders.

Use colour wisely
Use colour to highlight, not to
decorate. Support colours with
patterns, shapes, or labels.

Support understanding
Use large fonts and horizontal text. Add captions and alt text.

Ensure good contrast
Make sure text and elements have
enough contrast with each other
and the background.

funkafoundation.org

Smart guide: Chart accessibility made easy – PDF, opens in a new window

Recording of the webinar:

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