A monthly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility.
Resources & Trainings
These are external resources you might find beneficial.
New Resources
- Digital Accessibility for All: Making Audio Descriptions Ridiculously Good Looking: With a nod to the movie “Zoolander,” here’s how audio descriptions help students and the public understand what they can’t see — and how to apply them effectively in your videos.
Source: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) - Audio Description for Video: Audio description ensures that individuals who are blind or have low vision can access the same information conveyed visually in a video.
Source: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) - Does This Video Need Audio Description?: Learn the criteria for when an audio description is needed, including a step-by-step guide and examples.
Source: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) - Writing Audio Descriptions: Learn the guidelines for identifying important visual information and tips for writing effective audio descriptions.
Source: University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) - Creating Accessible PDF Forms: A conversation about creating accessible forms.
Source: Knowbility - Steps for Converting a Microsoft Word File to PDF to Include the Tag Structure: Step-by-step guide on converting Word documents to tagged PDFs.
Source: Access Ingenuity - Accessibility fundamentals: This is an introduction to accessibility: the removal of barriers for people with disabilities. It answers questions like “Why is accessibility important? and “How can I remove barriers?”
Source: inklusivo - A glossary of web accessibility terms: Web accessibility has lots of specific terms, abbreviations, and other jargon. This glossary clarifies some of them and more.
Source: inklusivo - Color accessibility: tools and resources to help you design inclusive products: All the tools, tips, and resources you need to build and check the color accessibility and color contrast of digital products!
Source: Stéphanie Walter
Trainings
Trainings from around the web that may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted.
Refer to the event’s information page for details on registration, changes, and cancellation policies.
- PDF Accessibility Basics: How to Test for Accessibility with JAWS (Part 2): This webinar walks you through using JAWS to test a PDF for accessibility, covering the key commands and techniques to evaluate reading order, tag structure, and navigability from a screen reader perspective.
Time: June 10 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Source: Access Ingenuity - Creating Accessible Digital Content and Presentations (Part 2): This webinar presents principles for creating accessible digital content in presentations. It will also cover best practices for using video and audio in presentations.
Time: June 16 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Source: Maine CITE - PDF Accessibility Basics – Field Types and Tooltips (Part 3): This webinar covers everything needed to make a fillable PDF form accessible, including field types, proper tab order, tooltip creation, and how screen readers interact with form controls in Adobe Acrobat.
Time: June 24 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Source: Access Ingenuity