Accessibility Examples

Here are some great examples of best practices in use on Nashville.gov and elsewhere. We encourage you to use these as inspiration and guidance for your own content. We will expand this list over time.

License Plate Reader Map

Metro Nashville Police Department created a detailed text description of this complex map including an explanation of the highlighted map areas and a list of points on the map.

Budget Dollars Infographics

The Finance Department provided helpful text explanations of their budget infographics.

Access Management Manual Project Timeline

NDOT included a detailed but clear text description of a timeline graphic for this project.

Codes Contact List

Metro Codes broke up a large amount of information using multiple levels of headings and lists to make the content easy to navigate for screen reader and alternative input users.

Music City Minute

This video gives an example of using “burned in” captions on video that display all the time, which are useful for hearing impaired people and for many other situations.

Post from @POTUS on X (formerly Twitter)

This post highlights an example of using accessibility features on social media platforms. The image used has alt text that includes the full text found in the image. Most social media platforms provide this option when posting images.