Digital Accessibility Resources (Public)

General

• status:Start HERE Training and Resources: Policy and Skills Training

Contacts

• Digital Accessibility Services at Ohio State

• Digital Accessibility Center at Ohio State

Alternative Text

• Libraries' Guide to Alternative Text

• An alt Decision Tree

• Preparing Graphics and Illustrations (detailed guide created by Ohio State University Press)

Tools

• Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) - TPGi

• WAVE Chrome, Firefox, and Edge Extensions

• Accessibility Testing Tools

• Read&Write (free through OTDI)

• ColorBrewer: Color Advice for Maps

Policies and Standards

• Ohio State Digital Accessibility Policy

• Ohio State Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards

• Techniques for Web Content Access Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

Virtual Programs

• Live captioning

Microsoft

• Microsoft Accessibility Checker

• Evaluating Word Documents for Accessibility

• Producing Accessible Word Documents

• Microsoft Office, Windows, and Xbox Disability Answer Desk

PDFs

• Inaccessible PDFs? How to know when to use HTML webpages instead of PDFs

• Adobe Acrobat Pro (free to employees)

• Evaluating PDFs for Accessibility

• Producing Accessible PDF Documents

• Digital Accessibility Guide (Theses and Dissertations, Graduate School)

Math/Formulas

• MathML

• Accessible Math Languages & Tools for Content Presentation

• Math and STEM Content - Accessibility and Usability at Penn State