Resources
Explore these general resources for helpful accessibility tools and guides. For ACC-specific support resources, visit ACC Support Links.
Accessibility Cheat Sheets
Download printable, one-page guides from the National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) to make your materials more accessible:
Accessible Document Guides
WebAIM offers articles on creating accessible documents. Explore these guides:
Color Contrast Tools
- ColorZilla: Extract color values from any page element.
- WAVE: Analyze contrast ratios for all text elements on a page.
Closed Caption Resources
Other Accessibility Sites
- Knowbility.org – A nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, and an award‑winning leader in accessible information technology.
- UDL On Campus – Learn about Universal Design for Learning in higher education (watch the introduction video).
- Free/Low‑Cost Assistive Technology
Reading Tools
The Kurzweil reader now works with Blackboard LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor. This allows more students to test independently without SAS involvement.
Accessibility Checker Tools
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Code Validators
Use W3C HTML Validatoror HTML Validator add-on for Firefox to verify that web pages have correct syntax.
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Browsers
You can use the browser’s accessibility functions (e.g. text size, zoom, no page style) to determine whether or not the site responds as expected to those functions.
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Keyboard Testing
Try to use your website with the keyboard (hide your mouse) to see how accessible is the site. You can also use a screen reader simulation and screen readers shortcuts.
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Webpage Accessibility Checkers
These are single-page evaluation tools that will give you warnings and errors for accessibility.
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API Viewers
Test and evaluate Internet applications such as Flash, AJAX, JavaScript (Windows platform).
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Add-ons and Toolbars
You can extend the capability of the browsers to help you easily find accessibility issues.
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Color Analyzers
Contrast and color can be issues for accessibility. Use these tools to easily analyze the colors of a website.
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Assistive Technology
These are some tools that people with disabilities use to access the Web.
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Reporting Tools
Users can submit this form to review pages for accessibility and send the information to authors to correct the accessibility problems in webpages.