Accessibility resources
Table of Contents
- General resources
- Accessibility and DEI
- Accessibility and sustainability
- Document accessibility
- Social media
- Color contrast
- Colorblind considerations
- Data visualization
- W3C resources
- Video/audio/multimedia
- Transcripts
- Audio descriptions
- What you need to know about overlays
- Courses to help you learn
- Books about accessibility
General resources
- Vox's Accessibility Guidelines
- The A11y Style Guide
- Quick Tip: Everyday Accessibility (The A11y Project)
- Giving A Damn About Accessibility (Sheri Byrne-Haber)
Accessibility and DEI
- Why accessibility is an essential part of diversity, equity and inclusion (Perkins Access)
- How Does Accessibility Fit in With DEI? (InclusionHub)
- DEI begins with Digital Accessibility for People with Disabilities (Accessibility Works)
- From DEI to DEIA: Why Adding Accessibility Is So Important (Science Editor)
- Embracing Accessibility in Your DEI Initiatives (International Association of Business Communicators)
- Putting DEIA Into Action: Why Inclusive Organizations Prioritize Digital Accessibility (Level Access)
- Integrating Accessibility into Agency Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Implementation Plans (Section508.gov)
- Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Web Accessibility (Massachusetts Biotechnology Council)
- Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Diverse: Issues In Higher Education)
Accessibility and sustainability
- Sustainability starts with disability inclusion and accessibility (Sheri Byrne-Haber)
- Making Sustainability Accessible (The Call To Conserve)
- What do sustainability and accessibility have in common? (Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce)
- There is no sustainability without inclusion (Connecting with Science)
- Bridging Web Accessibility and Sustainability for a Better Digital Future (Dodonut)
- Social sustainability through accessibility and equity (United Nations)
Document accessibility
PDF accessibility
- WebAIM: Defining PDF Accessibility
- WebAIM: Converting Documents to PDFs
- University of Colorado Boulder: Understanding PDF Accessibility
- University of Washington: Checking PDFs for accessibility
Social media
- Accessible Social
- 10 Ways to Improve Accessibility on Websites and Social Media (Lireo Designs)
- Why and How to Create Accessible Social Media and Website Content (Meryl Evans)
Color contrast
- WebAIM Color Contrast Checker
- WebAIM's Contrast and Color Accessibility resources
- What to Consider When Choosing Colors for Data Visualization
- InVision: A guide to color accessibility in product design
- Adobe XD: Accessibility Design 101: Color Contrast Considerations for UX Designers
Colorblind considerations
- WebAIM's Colorblindness resources
- CSS-Tricks: Accessibility Basics: Testing Your Page For Color Blindness
- David Nichols: Coloring For Colorblindness
Data visualization
- Dataviz Accessibility Resources list on Github
- Chartability, an auditing framework for data visualizations
- What we can learn from Apple's dataviz accessibility
- How (not) to make accessible data visualizations, illustrated by the US presidential election.
- An intro to designing accessible data visualizations
- An introduction to accessible data visualizations with D3.js
W3C resources
- Planning Audio and Video Media
- Considerations for Audio Content and Video Content
- Description of Visual Information
- Captions/Subtitles
- Transcripts
- Media Players
- On using sign language interpreters for videos
- Using the HTML
Video/audio/multimedia
- Deque's Audio/Video Checklist
- University of Washington: Creating Accessible Videos
- MDN Web Docs: Accessible Multimedia
- Forbes: Recommendations For Making Audio And Video Media More Accessible
Transcripts
- How to Generate a Transcript For a Youtube Video
- Best Way to Transcribe Video To Text
- How to Transcribe Zoom Meetings with Otter.ai
- How to Convert mp3 to text
- How to Convert mp4 to text
- Otter.ai Chrome Extension for Google Meet and Google Calendar
Audio descriptions
- The Ultimate Guide to Audio Description
- Audio Description Formats Explained
- How To Add Audio Description
- Does Your Video Need Extended or Standard Description?
- 3Play's Audio Description PlugIn
- How to Add Audio Description to YouTube Videos
What you need to know about overlays
- Karl Groves' Overlay Fact Sheet
- Michael Spellacy's "Should I Use an Accessibility Overlay"
- Vice: People With Disabilities Say This AI Tool Is Making the Web Worse for Them
- NBC News: Blind people, advocates slam company claiming to make websites ADA compliant
Courses to help you learn
- The Office of Accessible Systems & Technology (OAST) Training Resources Trusted Tester training
- Coursera and University of Illinois, "An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design"
- Google, "Learn Accessibility"
- W3C and edX, "Introduction to Web Accessibility"
- A11yCasts with Rob Dodson
- Deque University (PAID)
- Marcy Sutton, "Testing Accessibility" (PAID)
- Sara Soueidan, "Practical Accessibility" (PAID)
Books about accessibility
- Regine Gilbert, "Inclusive Design for a Digital World"
- Laura Kalbag, "Accessibility For Everyone"
- Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery, "A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences"
- Dylan Barrell, "Agile Accessibility Handbook: A Practical Guide to Accessible Software Development at Scale"