Accessibility Information

Important Instructional Documents

• Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
  Designing-for-Screen-Reader-Compatibility.docx
  Understand how a screen reader works and the best practices for making Web sites, documents, and PDF files accessible for people that are blind or visually-impaired.
   
• Large Print Basics
  Large-Print-Basics.docx
  Guidelines to follow when creating a document or Web page.  Here's an example.
   
• Microsoft Word Accessibility
  Microsoft-Word-Accessibility.docx
  Make content in Microsoft Word accessible.  Feel free to follow this accessible class syllabus example.
   
• PDF Accessibility
  PDF-Accessibility.docx
  Make content in Adobe PDF accessible.  You will be shown how to best convert Word documents to PDF.

  *Note: Though PDF files can be made accessible, it is best to post a Word document version of the file alongside the PDF whenever possible.  A Word document is more usable and reliable than a PDF document when read by a screen reader.

• PowerPoint Accessibility
  Powerpoint-Accessibility.docx
  Make content in Microsoft PowerPoint accessible..

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Website Accessibility Links

Authoring Tools | Content and Structure | Flash | Forms | Frames | Images | JavaScript | Keyboard Accessibility | Presentation and Styles | Tables | Video Captions
 

Authoring Tools

• Dreamweaver
  http://webaim.org/techniques/dreamweaver

• Front Page
  http://webaim.org/techniques/frontpage

• Expression Web
  http://webaim.org/techniques/msew
   

Content and Structure

• Creating Semantic Structure
  http://webaim.org/techniques/semanticstructure

• Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
  http://webaim.org/techniques/screenreader

• Links and Hypertext
  http://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext

• Site Searches, Indexes, and Site Maps
  http://webaim.org/techniques/sitetools

• “Skip Navigation” Links
  http://webaim.org/techniques/skipnav

• Creating Accessible Templates
  http://webaim.org/techniques/templates
   

Flash

• Creating Accessible Flash Content
  http://webaim.org/techniques/flash
   

Forms

• Creating Accessible Forms
  http://webaim.org/techniques/forms

• Usable and Accessible Form Validation and Error Recovery
  http://webaim.org/techniques/formvalidation
   

Frames

• Creating Accessible Frames
  http://webaim.org/techniques/frames
   

Images

• Creating Accessible Images
  http://webaim.org/techniques/images

• Appropriate Use of Alternative Text
  http://webaim.org/techniques/alttext
   

JavaScript

• Creating Accessible JavaScript
  http://webaim.org/techniques/javascript

• Accessibility of AJAX Applications
  http://webaim.org/techniques/ajax

• Accessibility of Rich Internet Applications
  http://webaim.org/techniques/aria
   

Keyboard Accessibility

• Keyboard Accessibility
  http://webaim.org/techniques/keyboard
   

Presentation and Styles

• Creating Accessible CSS
  http://webaim.org/techniques/css

• CSS in Action: Invisible Content Just for Screen Reader Users
  http://webaim.org/techniques/css/invisiblecontent

• Fonts
  http://webaim.org/techniques/fonts
   

Tables

• Creating Accessible Tables
  http://webaim.org/techniques/tables
   

Video Captions

• Web Captioning Overview
  http://webaim.org/techniques/captions

• Camtasia Software (we recommend this because we use it and the university offers teaching on it through BEST Institute)
  http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

• MAGpie
  http://ncam.wgbh.org/invent_build/web_multimedia/tools-guidelines/magpie

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Additional Accessibility Information

25 Ways to Make your Website Accessible
http://www.webhostingsearch.com/articles/25-ways-to-make-your-site-more-accessible.php

American Printing House Guidelines for Print Document Design
http://www.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm

Creating Accessible Images for Websites
http://webaim.org/techniques/images/alt_text

Accessible Flash Content
http://webaim.org/techniques/flash

Fonts
http://webaim.org/techniques/fonts

Section 508 Checklist
http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist

Skip Navigation
http://webaim.org/techniques/skipnav

WCAG 2.0 Checklist
http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist

Web Captioning Overview
http://webaim.org/techniques/captions

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Recommended Websites

South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
http://www.sc.edu/scatp

WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind
http://www.webaim.org