We’ve gathered several helpful accessibility resources here for you.
First, start with the intro and fundamentals; these apply across all content types. Next, see our program-specific document accessibility tutorials, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint tutorials. Lastly, we have provided some additional resources from IT Accessibility and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Texas A&M University.
Page Contents
Why & How We Create Accessible Online Courses
- Intro to Accessibility: The What, Why, and How of Accessibility (Accessibility Series)
- Part 1: Why Should We Develop Accessible Online Courses? (3 min.)
- Part 2: How to Make Accessible Online Courses (4 min.)
Fundamental Elements of Accessibility
- Accessibility Fundamentals (Accessibility Series) – Images & Alternative Text, Headings, Descriptive Links, Contrast & Color, Data Tables, etc.
- Accessibility Tips (25 min.)
Video & Captions
Math Accessibility
- Accessible Math Languages & Tools for Content Presentation
- LaTeX and Accessibility Issues (Michigan State University)
- Note their Accessible Mathematical Formulas section.
- Using the LaTeX prototype for accessible PDF (The LaTeX Project)
- Equation Format and Accessibility (PennState)
- Or jump straight to their LaTeX Considerations.
- MathCAT Add-on for NVDA & MathML (MathCAT generates speech and braille from MathML.)
Document Accessibility
Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Word is the most popular program used to write textual documents; it is also frequently used to create PDFs. Word’s automated accessibility checker can help you make documents more accessible, though it won’t catch everything. Only a combination of automated and manual testing can truly create accessible documents. (Be sure you know the fundamentals!)
This Word-specific tutorial includes high-impact ways to improve your document accessibility.
- Focus: How to Create an Accessible Word Document (Accessibility Series)
- Supplemental: Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet (Accessibility Series)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Focus: Accessibility Tips for PowerPoint (25 min.)
- Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations (Microsoft Support)
- Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations (WebAIM)
