The Recipe for Making Accessible Widgets
In this session, we will explore the distinct layers of making an accessible widget and go through its design considerations.
A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources
Web Accessibility for Speech Recognition users
In this session, we’ll figure out how speech recognition supports different accessibility techniques and what coding practices we should avoid. Additionally, we’ll learn about best practices for enhancing user experiences for speech recognition users.
Web accessibility design recommendations for people with cognitive disabilities
This article conducts a review of the current understanding of experts in the field as exemplified by Web design guidelines. It provides current Web design recommendations that have achieved a high degree of agreement as well as four recommendations for implementation.
Designing Accessible Learning Content
Considered the ‘standard work in our field’ and ‘a must read for all eLearning professionals,’ Designing Accessible Learning Content by eLaHub Director Susi Miller is a comprehensive guide to ensuring learning content conforms to best-practice accessibility standards and complies with legal requirements.
Designing Accessible Learning Content
Helperbird
Helperbird is a browser extension that gives you the features to make the web more accessible and you more productive. Providing you with dyslexia fonts, dyslexia support, text to speech, overlays, dyslexia ruler, immersive reader, Reading Mode, annotations and more.
Born Accessible Publishing
Below are a few resources to help publishers and the myriad of other new, digital content creators understand the basics of how to make content born accessible. These resources highlight the challenges that images, interactivity, math equations and other complex features pose, but also demonstrate how they can be addressed.
Accessible Math
Making math accessible means providing multiple ways for students to interact with math content, including equations, graphs, and other notation.
Creating Accessible Google Slides
Use the built-in accessibility features of Google Slides to create accessible presentations.
Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Evaluations
How to make sure PDF documents are accessible using Adobe Acrobat.
Accessible Books Consortium (ABC)
The ABC aims to increase the number of accessible (braille, audio, e-text, large print) books worldwide for people with print disabilities.
Annual Accessibility Awards
The Advisory Committee on Accessibility (ACA) celebrates and recognizes Calgarians who are improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities through the ACA Annual Awards program.
Accessibility in Action Awards
In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), ADCET now holds annual Accessibility in Action Awards to recognise passion, innovation, good practice and leadership in accessibility.
Accessibility in Action Awards
FCC Chair's Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
The FCC Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility (Chairman’s AAA) recognize outstanding private and public-sector ventures – by individuals, organizations, academics, companies and government agencies – that advance accessibility for people with disabilities.
Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme
The goal of the award is to encourage enterprises and organisations in Hong Kong to adopt accessibility design in their websites and mobile applications.
Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme
Accessibility Features on Device Setup
The following guides provide instructions on how to activate, utilise and deactivate accessibility features found within your operating system or device.
Centre For Accessibility Australia
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is a not-for-profit in Western Australia empowering those who wish to create inclusive design and access to improve website and app accessibility solutions.
Centre For Accessibility Australia
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is a not-for-profit in Western Australia empowering those who wish to create inclusive design and access to improve website and app accessibility solutions.
Access Awards
The Australian Access Awards have been recognising organisations and individuals demonstrating extraordinary commitment and delivering exceptional outcomes for Australians living with disability since 2019.
The Game Awards: Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
UW Digital Accessibility Awards
UW Digital Accessibility Awards is a hybrid ceremony to honor individuals and departmental units who have demonstrated a commitment to digital accessibility over the last year.
Tech4Good Awards
The Tech4Good Awards recognise organisations and individuals who use digital technology to improve the lives of others.
Hiring Accessibility Consultants, Staff & User Testers
Many accessibility consultants are available for hire to help build and fix accessibility issues, and to provide staff trainings.
Staff Training Resources - Peatworks
Communicating Your Commitment to Accessibility: Tips for Employers - Peatworks
Play 1: Build a business case - Peatworks
Accessibility: Making the Business Case for Employers
Developing a business case can significantly help in your quest to advocate for an accessible workplace.
Business Case for Equitable AI
Future of Work Podcast by Peatworks
A Survey of Autism Spectrum Disorder Friendly Websites
In this paper, we evaluate six hundred websites for autism friendliness across four primary categories including: (Autism Focused, U.S. Federal, Google Autism Search, and Alexa Rating).
We show that font and animation are significant features with respect to the Website ASD Rating score.
Quick Start for Evaluating and Testing Web Accessibility
This WebAIM Workshop presented by Jared Smith and Jonathan Whiting at the 2022 Web Accessibility In Mind Conference provides a quick start for evaluating and testing web accessibility.