Training and Resources: Policy and Skills Training

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.

Learn about respectful behaviors for interacting with people with disabilities.

Learn how to develop, manage, and coordinate an accessibility program within a unit or organization.

In this course, you will learn how to ensure effective in-person communication with individuals with disabilities.

In this course, you will learn how to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities in a remote environment.

Watch a video to quickly learn ten heuristics that will help designers create accessible digital content.

Watch 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.

In this course, you will learn how to deliver a great customer service expereince to customers with disablities.

This curriculum explores accessibility concepts, the steps in the evaluation process, and various accessibility testing techniques and methodologies. Contains 18 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

Learn about establishing a testing program, steps of the evaluation process, and types of testing techniques.

Learn how to use a screen reader to test web content accessibility accurately and completely.

Quick Reference Guide: Desktop Screen Readers Basic Keyboard Commands

Learn about a methodology based on WCAG normative that increases the accuracy of testing results.

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.

This course explains the built-in accessibility features on Android devices.

This course is designed to teach Native Android App accessibility design and development techniques.

Learn about the built-in accessibility features on Android devices.

This course is designed to teach Native iOS App development techniques that can help us build accessible iOS components.

This course is designed to teach Native iOS App development techniques that can help us build accessible iOS components.

Learn how to identify accessibility problems in native iOS apps and how to code them with accessibility in mind.

This curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts and their application in designing web sites and web applications. Contains 4 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

This curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts and their application in the development and testing of web sites and web applications. Contains 11 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

Learn about accessibility for the Angular framework.

This curriculum explores digital accessibility concepts with a focus on how to craft accessible content for the web. Contains 2 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

Learn 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.

This engaging video-centric course is perfect for the web developer who develops custom and dynamic interface elements or uses JavaScript frameworks.

Learn about creating custom widgets with ARIA (accessible rich internet applications) methods.

Learn the rules and techniques to ensure users can access content no matter what input device they use.

Learn about use cases of timed events, AJAX methods, and single-page applications,

Learn about form input labels, instructions, hints, error prevention, and validation.

Web Accessibility: Form Labels, Instructions, and Validation Checklist

Learn how to write meaningful alternative text that serves as an effective substitute for an image.

Web Accessibility: Images, Canvas, and SVG Checklist

Learn about the importance of creating designs that adapt to small screens and zoom features.

Learn about the importance of HTML elements and attributes to convey information to blind users.

Web Accessibility: Semantic Structure and Navigation Checklist

Learn about visual accessibility techniques for people with vision limitations.

Web Accessibility: Visual Design and Colors Checklist

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.

Document Accessibility: Microsoft Excel Checklist

Learn about creating accessible Microsoft PowerPoint documents.

Document Accessibility: PowerPoint Quick Reference Guide

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.

Document Accessibility: PDF Quick Reference Guide

Watch 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.

This curriculum explores techniques for creating accessible office documents, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and basic PDF files. Contains 4 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

This curriculum explores techniques for creating accessible PDF documents, from simple letters to complex forms. Contains 3 BuckeyeLearn Modules.

Learn about the basics of general accessibility principles and how to work with Microsoft Office to create accessible emails.

Part 2 of this course covers additional accessibility considerations, beyond captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and sign language interpretation, which were covered in Part 1.

Learn about captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and sign language interpretation.

Web Accessibility: Multimedia, Animations, and Motion Checklist