Getting Started with Digital Accessibility
Articles, self-paced training, videos, and webinars to introduce learners to the foundations of digital accessibility.
What is Digital Accessibility?
Digital accessibility is the practice of ensuring that websites, web applications, and digital content can be used by our community who have a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, or cognitive abilities.
Digital accessibility is essential for people with disabilities and useful for all. When we prioritize accessibility, we build better digital experiences for everyone.
Start Here:
- What is Digital Accessibility (Deque - via YouTube)
- Web Accessibility Perspectives videos (W3C)
- How Persons with Disabilities Use the Web (Deque)
Resources
The following resources will help you build your awareness of digital accessibility and understand the needs and challenges of people with disabilities.
Articles
Self-paced Learning
- Introduction to disability and accessibility (Microsoft's Accessibility Fundamentals)
- Introduction to Web Accessibility (W3C - via edX)
Videos/Webinars
- Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace (LinkedIn Learning)
- Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Video Series: Covering a variety of topics on digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal regulations, and identifying and remediating barriers to access. (Americans with Disabilities (ADA) National Network: U.S. Department of Education)