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## Cognitive Load and Web Accessibility: Quick Tips for Clearer Content

DevFeed: [Cognitive Load and Web Accessibility: Quick Tips for Clearer Content](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cognitive-load-and-web-accessibility-quick-tips-for-clearer-content-36124.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/cognitive-load-and-web-accessibility-quick-tips-for-clearer-content>)

Author: Marissa

Published: 2025-07-24T19:45:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog-Main](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-main.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Web Accessibility (a11y)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-accessibility.md>), [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-content-accessibility-guidelines.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [Users](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/users.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-guidelines.md>), [accessibility-ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-ux.md>), [autism](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autism.md>), [charts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/charts.md>), [cognitive-load](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cognitive-load.md>), [form](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/form.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [people-with-disabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/people-with-disabilities.md>), [quick-tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quick-tips.md>), [tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips.md>), [wcag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wcag.md>), [web-accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-accessibility.md>), [web-content-accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-content-accessibility-guidelines.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how cognitive load affects web accessibility, particularly for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. It recommends simplifying complex content, using consistent layouts and navigation, and following the Understandable principle of WCAG.

### Source excerpt

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is designed to improve experiences for all users with disabilities. That includes people who have cognitive disabilities and learning disabilities -- but those users are often left out of the discussion.