Digital Accessibility

General

• Accessibility help & learning

Authoring tools

• Google Slides Accessibility Checker · GrackleSlides
• Making documents accessible - Microsoft Support
• Google Workspace user guide to accessibility > Google Docs

Structuring

• Create a template - Microsoft Support
• Accessible templates for Office - Microsoft Support

Slide Titles

• Title a slide - Microsoft Support

Reading Order

• Video: Create slides with an accessible reading order - Microsoft Support

Images

• Everything you need to know to write effective alt text - Microsoft Support
• Video: Improve image accessibility in PowerPoint - Microsoft Support

More Image resources

• Images Concepts | WAI Web Accessibility
• An alt Decision Tree | WAI Web Accessibility Tutorials
• Image Description Guidelines - DIAGRAM Center, diagramcenter.org

Tables

• Microsoft Support: Create accessible tables

Formatting

• Colour Contrast Analyser
• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker
• Use accessible font format and color - Microsoft Support

Checking tools

• Accessibility video training - Microsoft Support
• Check accessibility while you work in Office apps - Microsoft Support

Authoring tools

• Google Docs Accessibility Checker · GrackleDocs
• Making documents accessible - Microsoft Support
• Google Workspace user guide to accessibility > Google Docs

Formatting

• Create a template - Microsoft Support
• Accessible templates for Office - Microsoft Support

Color

• Colour Contrast Analyser
• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker

• Microsoft Support > Use accessible font format and color -

Miscellaneous

• WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey #10 Results

Structuring

Headings

• Headings | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
• Add a title, heading, or table of contents in a document - Computer - Google Docs Editors Help
• Microsoft Support: Improve heading accessibility
• Modify Style Dialog - Microsoft Support

Images

• Microsoft Support: Everything you need to know to write effective alt text
• Images Concepts | WAI Web Accessibility
• An alt Decision Tree | WAI Web Accessibility Tutorials
• Image Description Guidelines - DIAGRAM Center, diagramcenter.org

Links

• Video: Create accessible links in Word - Microsoft Support

Tables

• Microsoft Support: Create accessible tables

Writing considerations

• Writing for Web Accessibility: Keep Content Clear and Concise | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
• Hemingway Editor

Checking tools

• Accessibility video training - Microsoft Support
• Check accessibility while you work in Office apps - Microsoft Support

General tips for Excel accessibility

• Accessibility Best Practices with Excel Spreadsheets
• Create Accessible Spreadsheets (Section508.gov)
• Accessibility Tools for Excel
• Accessible Templates (Excel)

Color/contrast tools

• Colour Contrast Analyser
• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker
• Microsoft Support > Use accessible font format and color

Color

• Color Contrast Analyser
• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker

Images

• Images Concepts | WAI Web Accessibility
• An alt Decision Tree | WAI Web Accessibility Tutorials
• Image Description Guidelines - DIAGRAM Center

Canvas Resources

• Use Design Accessibility
• Canva accessibility features
• PDF accessibility features
• Selecting the screen reader language for designs

Examples of captions

• Art Lab, Episode 1
• Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (video)

Guidelines and policies

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2
• Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
• Caption Quality Rules (FCC)
• DCMP Captioning Key
• DMCP Description Key
• Disable or delete autocaptions from YouTube videos

Examples of transcripts

• MOMA: 10 Minutes with Jessica Spaulding
• Transcripts (from WAI/Making Audio and Video Media Accessible)

Examples of audio descriptions

• Peep and the Big Wide World
• Add multi-language audio to YouTube videos
• America’s Test Kitchen (video with descriptive narration)

Guidelines

• How to Meet WCAG (Quick Reference)
• The A11y Project Checklist
• W3C Easy Checks

Tools

• WAVE a11y evaluation tool
• Google Lighthouse
• axe-core
• Accessibility Insights for Web
• Accessibility Insights Tab Order Tool
• Silktide Accessibility Checker
• Silktide Screen Reader Simulator

Bookmarklets and extensions

• Accessibility Bookmarklets (all browsers)
• Accessibility Insights for Web (Chrome extension)
• ANDI (Bookmarklet)
• ARC Toolkit (Chrome extension)
• JavaScript Bookmarklets (all browsers)
• WAVE (Chrome & Firefox extension; URL entry)

Screen readers

• VoiceOver User Guide (latest)
• VoiceOver video tutorial (Google)
• Apple Accessibility Videos
• Download JAWS
• JAWS Hotkeys
• Download NVDA (donation is optional)
• NVDA User Guide (2021.3.1)
• NVDA video tutorial (Google)

Existing policies and regulations

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2
• Section 508 Standards

New regulations

• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
  • Fact Sheet
• Small Entity Compliance Guide

• Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Health and Human Services Programs or Activities
  • Fact Sheet

Coming Soon?

• Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

Understanding tags

• PDF Accessibility Overview
• Create and Verify PDF Accessibility

Run the accessibility checker

• Acrobat Accessibility Checker

What is ADA? ICT? WCAG? VPAT? ACR?

• WCAG 2 Overview | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
• What you need to know about WCAG standards | Perkins Access
• VPAT - Information Technology Industry Council
• Everything you need to know about VPATs | Perkins Access

Process Overview

• Products and Services On Contract – MHEC | New England’s Premier Purchasing Consortium

Vendor Inquiries

• Asking the Right Questions for Procuring Inclusive, Accessible Technology | EDUCAUSE Review

Testing the Product

• Resources for Evaluators and Testers | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
• Easy Checks – A First Review of Web Accessibility | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
• What is WCAG conformance? And why 100% conformance is not the only goal on your digital accessibility journey. | Perkins Access

New Criteria

• What you need to know about WCAG standards | Perkins Access
• Understanding Success Criterion 2.4.11: Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)
• Understanding Success Criterion 2.4.12: Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced)
• Understanding Success Criterion 2.5.7: Dragging Movements
• Understanding Success Criterion 2.5.7: Dragging Movements
• Understanding Success Criterion 2.5.8: Target Size (Minimum)
• Understanding Success Criterion 3.2.6: Consistent Help
• Understanding Success Criterion 3.3.7: Redundant Entry
• Understanding Success Criterion 3.3.8: Accessible Authentication (Minimum)
• Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) (Level AAA)
• Parsing (Level A)