UCF Research Guides: LibGuide Accessibility: Find Help

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For guidance or help, reach out to a member of the LibGuide Accessibility Committee:

Springshare Help

Accessibility for LibGuides by Springshare

Springshare has created the resource Accessibility for LibGuides. This page has helpful links and a detailed tutorial video that reviews LibGuide design. Topics covered include;

Adding accessible content
Customizing guide design for accessibility
Reviewing your site using testing tools

W3C Help

W3C offers the free online course Digital Accessibility Foundations. The course is structured so that you can focus on the topics that you are most interested in. For example, you can choose to focus on:

Coding web applications to meet international W3C standards.
Designing interfaces to meet the needs of people with disabilities, including older users.
Writing a business case to present to management.
Advocating for accessibility by understanding real-life experiences of how accessibility is essential for some, and useful for all.
Managing accessibility in projects and in organizations.
Checking web pages for basic accessibility issues and improving accessibility.

Digital Accessibility Training via LinkedIn Learning

Expand your knowledge on digital accessibility with the following courses offered via LinkedIn Learning (free for UCF students and employees).

Accessible Video: Caption, Search, and Compliance Strategies Ensuring that your video reaches the widest audience possible is essential to its success—and often a legal requirement. In this course, you can learn essential strategies to create closed captions, generate searchable transcripts, and optimize video to make it more accessible. Instructor Rich Harrington explains why accessible video is so important and shares practical techniques that work with all video editing tools. He includes workflows for closed captioning with programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Transcriptive, and Final Cut Pro X. Plus, learn strategies to improve discoverability and accessibility on popular video sharing sites like YouTube and Facebook.
Creating Accessible PDFs Accessibility means making sure your content is available to as many people as possible. When you make your PDFs accessible, it means adding tags, bookmarks, alt text, and other information that makes the files readable to users of assistive technology. It's now much easier to use Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign to create valid, accessible PDF files. In this course, instructor Chad Chelius explains why accessibility is important and what features an accessible PDF should include, before showing you how to make an existing PDF file accessible using tools in Adobe Acrobat. He also mentions where in the WCAG success criterion certain features can be found. Chad covers how to test the accessibility of your PDF with a screen reader, as well as some third-party tools that you can use to speed up the PDF remediation process. He also walks you through three workflows for creating accessible PDFs: one in Word, one in PowerPoint, and one in InDesign.
Creating Inclusive Content Graphic design has an important role in inclusivity. Your designs can literally make the world a better place by promoting a graphic "language" that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable. In this course, instructor Sabrena Deal describes what inclusive content is, why it's important in today's culture, and the benefits of using inclusivity in content creation. Sabrena digs into ways you can use inclusive type, imagery, color, and copy for all your print and digital design work. Then she expands your understanding of inclusive design for websites and in video publishing.
Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace (with Audio Descriptions) The move towards a more digital workplace affects everyone, from newly remote employees to frontline workers. With technology being such a critical part of how we do our jobs, having accessible solutions is essential to providing an inclusive workplace. In this course, join Hector Minto, an accessibility evangelist at Microsoft, as he shares how to use accessibility solutions across your tools and processes. Hector covers the importance of accessibility, as well as how modern trends have brought accessibility to the forefront. He also shares technology solutions for each type of disability and provides best practices for developing more inclusive experiences in your meetings, emails, presentations, and social media posts. After taking this course, you’ll have the tools you need to start creating a work environment that is inclusive. Note: This version of the course includes audio descriptions (AD). You can find a version of this course without AD in our library.
Foundations of Accessible Elearning Providing accommodations to make learning accessible is a focal part of training and education. But how do you remove the barriers to effective learning when your classroom goes online? In this course, Oliver Schinkten explores accessibility and fairness in elearning, giving you strategies based on best practices to keep your classroom open and meaningful for all. Dive into the specifics of how to create an accessible elearning experience. Focus on concrete tactics like designing for screen readers, understanding the proper use of contrast and color, utilizing visual and auditory queues, and publishing content for equitable systems. As elearning continues to grow, it’s more important than ever to ensure that your course is easily accessible to your learners. Learn best practices with Oliver and find out what you need to know to bring better learning access into your curriculum plan and put it into practice at your organization.
Practical Accessibility for Designers Take a deep look at designing and building accessible experiences with expert Chimmy Kalu, including practical examples and exercises to help personalize the learning experience. Chimmy offers a new perspective on accessibility in your designs and explains why prioritizing accessibility is a requirement in today’s world. She defines accessibility and goes over two common accessibility standards, as well as ways to test web accessibility. Chimmy devotes much of the course to deep dives into making websites work for people with vision impairments, D/deaf people, and neurodiverse people. Plus, she shows you some topics you should consider, to ensure that people can use your website, regardless of their mobility status.
UX Foundations: Accessibility The Internet has removed many obstacles to communication and interaction. However, when websites, technologies, or tools are poorly designed, they can create barriers that exclude people with disabilities from using the web. In this course, you'll learn how accessibility lowers the barrier to entry, by providing equal access and opportunity to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive abilities. Derek Featherstone introduces the core concepts of accessibility as they apply to UX design, including an overview of the assistive technology visitors may use to access your projects. He includes practical examples, from re-creating visual interactions to writing great alternative text; introduces different personas and their unique challenges navigating the web; and shows how to make accessibility a regular part of your design workflow. Once you learn the foundations, you'll find that the benefits of accessibility--enhanced search, improved usability, and increased audience reach--aid your designs almost as much as they aid your users.