Creating Accessible Online Documents and Web Pages

Creating electronic documents that can be accessed by everyone is not only mandated by law, the Chancellor's Office, and the CR Board of Trustees, it is the right thing to do.

Writing accessible web pages can be a challenge, but realize that you are not alone.  We are here to help you.

Frequently asked questions about accessibility:

• Accessibility FAQs -- NEW

Creating more accessible documents:

• Creating Accessible Online Videos

• Creating Accessible Podcasts

• General Tips for creating more accessible online documents and web pages

• Tips for Making Your Blackboard Site More Accessible for students with disabilities

• Check your online documents for accessibility.

• Making online math more accessible

• PowerPoint presentations and accessibility issues

• Web accessibility issues for various disabilities and suggested solutions
  • physical disabilities
  • cognitive issues
  • deaf or hard of hearing
  • low vision and colorblindness
  • blindness
• Example of inaccessible web page (don´t do this!)
• Example of more accessible web page

General Accessibility Links:

• diveintoaccessibility.org -- a great place to start learning about creating more accessibile online documents
• WebAIM -- site dedicated to instructions and tips for designing accessible online documents
• EASI -- Equal Access to Software and Information
• Web Accessibility for Section 508 from JimThatcher.com
• accesselearning -- 10 modules on how to make distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities
  

Accessibility Checkers: validate your pages for compliance

• Evaluate your web site to check for compliance, includes step-by-step
• WebXACT (formerly Bobby) -- check Web pages online for accessibility
• WAVE 3.0 -- Accessibility Tool from WebAIM.org
• Cynthia Says Portal -- provides easy to read accessibility reports
• A-Prompt -- free stand-alone Web accessibility checker

Guidelines:

• Accessibility regulations for the College of the Redwoods
  
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines -- from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• Web accessibility guidelines from MIT

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