Resources for Creating Accessible Content

 The following is a list of resources that will assist you in learning how to create accessible content for online delivery. For more resources on how to check the accessibility of existing content, visit the Resources for Checking the Accessibility of Web Content Knowledgebase article.

Creating an Accessible Word Document

• WebAIM: Microsoft Word Accessibility: Instructions for creating an accessible MS Word document
• Portland Community College: How to make a Word Document Accessible

Creating an Accessible PowerPoint Presentation

• WebAIM: PowerPoint Accessibility: Instructions for creating an accessible PowerPoint
• Portland Community College: PowerPoint Accessibility

Creating an Accessible PDF

• Portland Community College: Creating Accessible PDFs with a Macintosh Computer
• Adobe: Accessing PDF documents with a screen reader

Creating an Accessible Outlook Email

• Texas.gov: Creating Accessible Office Documents
• Microsoft: Create Accessible Office Documents
• Microsoft Accessibility
• Vision Australia: Color Contrast Analyzer
• 2 Create a Website: To Find Color Code Numbers
• The Paciello Group: Color Contrast Analyzer

Creating an Accessible Excel Spreadsheet

• Microsoft Office Support: Creating Accessible Excel Workbooks
• California State University Northridge - Excel Accessibility
• Office of the Governor, State of Texas: Creating Accessible Microsoft Office Documents
• Microsoft Office Help: Add Alt Text to an Image, Object or Table
• Microsoft Office Help: Adding Column Header Information

Creating Accessible Images

• Art Beyond Sight: How Do We Access Meaning in Art? (Describing art images in alt text)
• Diagram Center: Accessible Image Sample Book
• Diagram Center: Webinars

Creating Accessible Video Content

• Described and Captioned Media Program: Captioning Guidelines
• YouDescribe: How You Can Add Audio Description to Any YouTube Video
• FCC: Closed Captioning on Television
• www.amara.org
• Subtitle Workshop

Locating Accessible Video Content

• Described and Captioned Media Program Library

Creating Accessible HTML

• University of Washington: World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
• WebAIM: Testing Web Content for Accessibility
• WebAIM: Web Accessibility Principles
• WebAIM: HTML Color Contrast Checker
• WebAIM: The WAVE Toolbar
• Portland Community College: Accessible Course Design in D2L
• Portland Community College: How to Add Table Headers in D2L
• Portland Community College: Examples of Good and Bad Table Layout for Screen Readers
• Portland Community College: How to Check Web Page Color Contrast in D2L
• Portland Community College: Videos for Making D2L Courses Accessible
  
  • Adding Headings to a web page in D2L
  • Adding lists
  • Add Table Headers
  • Make Descriptive Links
  • Add Alt-text to images
  • Check color contrast
• Jim Thatcher's Favelets for Checking Web Accessibility

Additional Accessibility Resources

• The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) Cheatsheets for Creating Accessible Content.
• W3C: Introduction to Web Accessibility
• The DOIT Center: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
• The DOIT Center: IT Accessibility