Why Join the Journey?
Joining the accessibility journey benefits everyone by promoting inclusivity and removing barriers for people with disabilities. It also often leads to better design practices that improve usability for all users, regardless of their abilities, creating a more user-friendly experience across the board; designing for accessibility can help everyone by making information and services more accessible and understandable.
- Learn accessibility fundamentals from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) resources.
- Use the free materials provided by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals, including the opportunity to explore the fee-based professional development: Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) Body of Knowledge (PDF), the Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) Body of Knowledge (PDF), and the Accessible Document Specialist Body of Knowledge (PDF).
- The Trusted Tester Training Track provides a path to earn the Trusted Tester certification for the web on the Windows platform. Review the Section 508 Training from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Customer Experience Directorate (CXD), formerly known as the Office of Accessible Systems & Technology (OAST), is committed to the development of Trusted Tester, a common testing approach for accessibility compliance and conformity. Trusted Tester provides a code-inspection-based test approach for determining web content conformance to the Section 508 standards.
- Microsoft Inclusive Design is a great place to start. View videos or download resources like the Inclusive 101 Toolkit.
- Learn from the text-based Google Developers documentation.
- Read the Mozilla Developer Network accessibility documentation.
- Learn why inaccessible products are broken and how you can get started making your products accessible in Giving a damn about accessibility, available in either a PDF or audio version.
- Watch assistive technology demo videos to learn how people use different assistive technologies.
- Use the tutorials from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) to learn about accessible page structure, menus, images, tables, forms, and carousels.
- Watch ten quick accessibility test videos.
- Learn how to create accessible PDF forms and documents with Acrobat Pro DC in six free recorded training sessions from Adobe.
- Use your course's Universal Design for Learning guidelines to support a broader range of student learning styles.
- Learn how to Make Audio and Video Media Accessible.
- Learn about creating accessible synchronized media from Section508.gov.