Accessibility Resources (A to Z)
This list includes documentation, webinars, databases and other material about various accessibility topics. If you’re interested in learning about accessibility software or vendors, see the Software & Vendors page.
Accessibility Testing, Tools and Checkers
Databases of Product Tests and Reports
EPUBTest - crowdsourced tests of reading systems and environments
University of Washington E-Resource Testing Database
Testing Tools
Free Automated Tools, compiled by Harvard University’s Accessibility Department
Manual website checklist from Stanford University
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools - free browser extensions for quick website tests, and more thorough testing for a cost
AI
Generative AI Tools (2 pages) - fact sheet created by Hepler Consulting
Citation Management
w3c forum discussion on citations and screen readers
Color
Color Blindness Simulators
Coblis - upload an image and view through different lenses
Color Contrast
Language
Language Tagging
Language Tagging from Penn State, including documentation for Microsoft Office, PDF and HTML
Plain Language
McDonald, C., & Trujillo, N. (2024). Library Terms that Users (Don’t) Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021. College & Research Libraries, 85(6), 906. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.85.6.906
Overlays
Overlay Fact Sheet - a multi-author report on why overlays may not be accessible
#UserWay Will Get You Sued - updated 4/17/24; blog post by Adrian Roselli on the inaccessibility of overlays
PDFs
Defining PDF Accessibility, by WebAIM
Creating Accessible PDFs - documentation from Harvard University
Screen Readers
JAWS
Download JAWS Note: JAWS is available for free use, in 40 minute increments.
NVDA
Learn NVDA - tutorials by the American Foundation for the Blind
ReadAloud
Install Read Aloud browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, or Edge
VoiceOver (Apple)
Social Media
Accessible Social - free resource hub
Of note: Accessible Social Guidebook - free ebook with detailed information
Accessible Social Checklist - well organized, single-page checklist
Accessible Social Media - documentation hub from Northeastern University
Section 508 - general federal guidance, with best practices and examples for X, LinkedIn, and Facebook
STEM Content
Chem4Word - Chemistry Add-In for Microsoft Word
Tactile Graphics
Cricut Tactile Graphics - creating tactile graphics and embossed braille using a Cricut, from Perkins School for the Blind
Visual Media
Guidelines and Best Practices for Captioning Educational Video - guidelines created by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
WCAG
WCAG 2.1 AA Checklist - public Google Sheet checklist to assess WCAG level
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