The following are recommended trainings, guides, and tools to help you meet accessibility requirements. Click on the links below to learn more about each resource, or use the filters to narrow your search.
Accessibility Fundamentals
This curriculum provides a set of foundational skills training for Ohio State Digital Accessibility Coordinators. Contains 3 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Learn how to create a compelling, enjoyable, and useful user experience for people with disabilities.
Learn about the needs of people with disabilities along with accessibility guidelines, laws, and rationale.
Roles: EveryoneLearn about respectful behaviors for interacting with people with disabilities.
Roles: EveryoneLearn how to develop, manage, and coordinate an accessibility program within a unit or organization.
Learn about digital accessibility at Ohio State.
Type: BuckeyeLearn PolicyRoles: Administrative Staff, App Developers, Content Contributors, Customer Service Professionals, Digital Accessibility Coordinators, Document Creators/Editors, Digital Marketing and Communication Professional, Faculty and Instructors, Human Resources, Instructional Designers, Leaders, Mobile App Developers, Project Managers, QA Testers, Video Creators, Web and Applications Managers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersIn this course, you will learn how to ensure effective in-person communication with individuals with disabilities.
Roles: EveryoneIn this course, you will learn how to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities in a remote environment.
Roles: EveryoneWatch a video to quickly learn ten heuristics that will help designers create accessible digital content.
Roles: Content Contributors, Web DesignersWatch a video to quickly learn the basic's of accessibility from a non-technical perspective.
Prepare to pass the exam to become a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).
In this course, gain an awareness and familiarity with the general concepts of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Roles: EveryoneIn this course, you will learn how to deliver a great customer service expereince to customers with disablities.
Accessibility Testing
This curriculum explores accessibility concepts, the steps in the evaluation process, and various accessibility testing techniques and methodologies. Contains 18 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: QA TestersLearn about establishing a testing program, steps of the evaluation process, and types of testing techniques.
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn how to use a screen reader to test web content accessibility accurately and completely.
Quick Reference Guide: Desktop Screen Readers Basic Keyboard Commands
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn about a methodology based on WCAG normative that increases the accuracy of testing results.
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersA tool to test color contrast compliance.
Type: Evaluation ToolA tool to help identify accessibility errors on websites.
Type: Evaluation ToolRoles: QA Testers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersA tool to check if link color meets WCAG 2.1 standards.
Type: Evaluation ToolRoles: QA Testers, Web Designers, Web Developers
App Accessibility
This curriculum explores how to identify accessibility problems in native mobile apps and how to code them with accessibility in mind. Contains 3 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: Mobile App Developers, QA TestersThis course explains the built-in accessibility features on Android devices.
Roles: Mobile App Developers, QA TestersThis course is designed to teach Native Android App accessibility design and development techniques.
Roles: Mobile App DevelopersLearn about the built-in accessibility features on Android devices.
Roles: App Developers, QA TestersThis course is designed to teach Native iOS App development techniques that can help us build accessible iOS components.
Roles: Mobile App Developers, QA TestersThis course is designed to teach Native iOS App development techniques that can help us build accessible iOS components.
Roles: Mobile App DevelopersLearn how to identify accessibility problems in native iOS apps and how to code them with accessibility in mind.
Roles: Mobile App Developers, QA Testers
Web Accessibility
This curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts and their application in designing web sites and web applications. Contains 4 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: Web DesignersThis curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts and their application in the development and testing of web sites and web applications. Contains 11 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn about accessibility for the Angular framework.
Roles: Web DevelopersThis curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts with a focus on how to craft accessible content for the web. Contains 2 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: Document Creators/EditorsLearn about accessibility considerations for people who contribute content and documents to web sites.
This 77-minute engaging video-centric course is a perfect introduction for web developers who are just getting started with accessibility.
Roles: QA Testers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersThis engaging video-centric course is perfect for the web developer who develops custom and dynamic interface elements or uses JavaScript frameworks.
Roles: QA Testers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersA guide on how to use the alt attribute of the <img> element in various situations.
Type: GuideRoles: Web DesignersLearn about creating custom widgets with ARIA (accessible rich internet applications) methods.
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn the rules and techniques to ensure users can access content no matter what input device they use.
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn about use cases of timed events, AJAX methods, and single-page applications,
Roles: QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn about form input labels, instructions, hints, error prevention, and validation.
Web Accessibility: Form Labels, Instructions, and Validation Checklist
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn how to write meaningful alternative text that serves as an effective substitute for an image.
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web DevelopersLearn about the importance of creating designs that adapt to small screens and zoom features.
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersLearn about the importance of HTML elements and attributes to convey information to blind users.
Web Accessibility: Semantic Structure and Navigation Checklist
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web Designers, Web DevelopersLearn about visual accessibility techniques for people with vision limitations.
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Web Designers, Web Developers
Assistive Technology
Assistive technologies are tools that help you accomplish tasks. Most people will use assistive technology at some point in their lives. Many people use them, even if they don’t consider themselves to have a disability. This guide is a brief overview of many common assistive technologies in use at The Ohio State University.
Type: Guide
Video and Multimedia Accessibility
Guidelines and best practices for captioning educational video.
Type: GuideGuidance on Ohio State's approach to live captioning in response to COVID-19.
Type: GuideThis guidance is intended to help users evaluate preexisting media for accessibility.
Type: GuideA guide to hiring captioning and transcription suppliers from the RFP-generated supplier pool, plus contact information for each supplier.
Type: GuideVideo, audio, and multimedia are used across the university and medical center and have become a regular part of our daily lives.
Type: GuidePart 2 of this course covers additional accessibility considerations, beyond captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and sign language interpretation, which were covered in Part 1.
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Video Creators, Web DevelopersLearn about captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and sign language interpretation.
Web Accessibility: Multimedia, Animations, and Motion Checklist
Roles: App Developers, QA Testers, Video Creators, Web Developers
Document Accessibility
Learn about creating complex tables and forms in PDFs.
Learn about creating accessible EPUB and eBook documents.
Learn about creating accessible documents with the publishing software Adobe InDesign.
Learn about creating accessible Microsoft Excel workbooks.
Learn about creating accessible Microsoft PowerPoint documents.
Learn about creating accessible Microsoft Word documents.
Document Accessibility: Microsoft Word Checklist
Please Note: This course mentions certain types of Microsoft add-ins, such as Math Type, that are not currently integrated into Ohio State's enterprise application of the Microsoft Suite. To request the integration of a specific add-in, please contact your unit's Digital Accessibility Coordinator to initiate an accessibility review of that add-in. Thank you!
Learn about creating accessible PDF documents.
This guidance is intended to help users evaluate preexisting PDFs for accessibility.
Type: GuideThis guidance is intended to help users evaluate preexisting documents for accessibility.
Type: GuideWatch a video to learn how to create accessible documents in MS Office or Google Docs.
This 1-hour engaging video-centric course provides a basic overview of how to make PDFs accessible for people with disabilities.
A starter guide on accessible writing, semantic structure, color contrast, data tables, alternative text and descriptive links.
Type: GuideRoles: Document Creators/EditorsThis curriculum explores techniques for creating accessible office documents, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and basic PDF files. Contains 4 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: Document Creators/EditorsThis curriculum explores techniques for creating accessible PDF documents, from simple letters to complex forms. Contains 3 BuckeyeLearn Modules.
Roles: Document Creators/EditorsThe following suppliers have been awarded the RFP for PDF Accessibility Remediation Services at Ohio State.
Type: GuideA PDF is considered accessible if it can be viewed, read, and interacted with by all users, including those who rely on assistive technology.
Type: GuideCreating an accessible Word document means that everyone can access the content you create.
Type: Guide
Email Accessibility
Course Accessibility
Basic but highly impactful ways to improve accessibility in courses.
Type: GuideRoles: Faculty and Instructors