Resources for Digital Accessibility

Curated Learning Paths

Use these LinkedIn Learning learning paths to learn more about digital accessibility and creating inclusive digital materials. 

• Dare to be an a11y: Digital Accessibility Basics
  A special THANK YOU to WCU for sharing their learning path with us! We have duplicated it in our own LinkedIn Learning portal.
  This learning path details what digital accessibility is and how to use accessibility features in common applications.
• Dare to be an a11y: Digital Accessibility Toolkit
  This learning path dives deeper into how to make your materials accessible in common applications.
• Dare to be an a11y: Inclusive Learning Design
  This learning path is geared toward faculty and also includes info from the Toolkit path above.

Documentation and Training

Documents

CATS has created an Accessibility Checklist for Documents. 

Areas for concern: headings, formatting of lists & tables, color & size of fonts

Create accessible documents in: 

• Microsoft Word
• Pages (Apple)
• Google Docs
• Microsoft Outlook

Slide decks

Areas for concern: reading order, slide titles, alternative text

Create accessible slides in:

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Keynote (Apple)
• Google Slides

PDFs

Areas for concern: reading order, tags, selectable text

• Have scanned image PDFs? You can
  • convert them to accessible formats in Acrobat Pro.
  • convert them to accessible formats in YuJa Panorama.

Video & Audio

CATS has created an Accessibility Checklist for AV Content.

Areas for concern: captions/transcripts, descriptions of visual content