The below resources have been selected and categorized into themes that impact accessibility within the education system. They are organized in a particular way that allows the reader to choose how they want to engage with the material presented.
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Defining Disability
Social Model of Disability
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Medical Model of Disability
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Disability Justice
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Universal and Inclusive Design
Inclusive Design
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Universal Design
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
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Microsoft Office Applications
Microsoft Word
Read: Creating Accessible Word Documents using Word (Win/Mac)
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Microsoft Excel
Read: Creating Accessible Excel Documents
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Read: Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations (Win/Mac)
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Document Accessibility
Google Docs
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Portable Document Format (PDF) Documents
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Writing in Plan Language
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Alternative Text (Alt-Text)
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Colour Contrast
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Font Style and Size
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Merge Closed Captioning in Google
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Web Accessibility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
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Social Media Accessibility
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Adobe InDesign Accessibility
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Obtaining Online Feedback
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Accessibility Testing
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Accessibility Practices and Technologies
Captioning
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Described Video
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Assistive Technologies
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Accessible Events and Presentations
Accessible Events and Presentations
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Read: - W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative - This page helps you make your presentations, talks, meetings, and training accessible to everyone in your potential audience, including people with disabilities and others.
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Additional Resources
Document and Application Accessibility
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets
Google Docs
PDF Documents
Accessible Forms
Accessible Websites
How To Make Your Website Accessible
Website Accessibility Tools
How To Access The Web Using Any Device
Graphic Design
Accessible Graphic Design
- Accessible Graphic Design
Created by Ontario’s Association of Registered Graphic Designers and it covers both print and web design.
Colour Contrast
- or download the current version (CCA Potable 3.1.2)
Created by the Paciello Group.
Adobe InDesign Accessibility
Resources
Videos
Social Media Accessibility
Best Ways to Improve Your Social Media Accessibility
Alt Text and Social Media
Top Tips
- Don't make assumptions about a person's disabilities
Many persons with disabilities feel frustrated when people make assumptions about what they can and cannot do.
- Be patient and understanding
Students may take more time or have difficulty communicating, be patient and understanding (but not patronizing)
- Speak clearly
Speak as you would with other students, clearly, facing your audience. Don’t speak facing away.
- Closed caption audio/visual materials
Make sure audio/visual materials you use are available with accurate closed captioning.
- Make electronic resources available for students
Slides, lecture notes, and forms should be available to all students in advance, in accessible formats easily read by assistive technologies.
- Check for legibility and clarity
Use Sans Serif fonts and contrasting colours in your materials. Checklists can help.
- Use alt-text
Use alt-text on images that are meaningful and convey value. Describe the image and add context if necessary.
- Make sure resources are compatible with assistive technologies
Students may need to use assistive technologies like screen readers, use the resources on this page to make sure your materials can be used with them.
- Use built-in accessibility checkers
MS Word and PowerPoint, and Adobe PDFs have built-in features to check your documents for accessibility.
- Ask for help if you don't know
Consult your local counselling office for additional resources and support.