More Digital Accessibility Resources
We have gathered external links and resources to further support your exploration of digital accessibility.
Websites
- Making accessible documents
- Checklist for accessible content guidance
- Guidance for making accessible videos that consider learner variability.
- A11Y - A website all about accessibility on different topics.
- Guidance on testing with Assistive Technologies.
- Colour contrast checker and chrome extension.
- Colour contrast checker by Webaim
- Webaim - popular accessibility resources and tools.
- National Disability Authority (NDA) accessibility toolkit
- Accessibility Courses from the Education and Training Foundation.
- The Accessibility Maturity Model by Alistair McNaught
- Guidance about taking different approached to ALT Text for different types of images.
- Step by steps points to consider when creating ALT Text for an image.
Videos
- Introduction to web accessibility by Michelle A. Williams.
- Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C standards.
- Conducting Accessibility User Research: What's Really Needed?" featuring Michele Williams, PhD
- WAVE - a web accessibility evaluation tool.
- A series of Videos about Accessibility by Alistair McNaught
ARK – Short Online Courses
A new resource by AHEAD that aims to develop digital awareness across a whole Institution with courses and resources.
Using ARK resources in your FET/HE Institution
Download our courses so you can use ARK in Your Institution - SCORM files, Accessible Word Documents of the Course Content as well as Design Files too.