Retired: Revised Demonstration | Office for Digital Accessibility (ODA)

This page demonstrates how some common website accessibility issues might be addressed. Compare it to the original less accessible demonstration page.

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January 28 DIY Accessibility Lunch 'N Learn

John O’Neill, assistant professor of graphic design at UMD, will introduce how ableist behaviors and attitudes are at the roots of an inaccessible society and outline how Universal Design, Universal Design For Learning, and Inclusive Design provide pathways to addressing inequity in higher education.

RSVP for January 28 DIY Accessibility Lunch 'N Learn.

Creating Accessible Content

As authors and content creators, we sometimes struggle with writing content that is both accessible and inclusive of perspectives, experiences, and identities besides our own.

In this presentation, Jen Neveau discusses how to write accessible and inclusive content.

View Creating Accessible Content on YouTube (41:42 minutes).

Fast Facts

How Many People Have Disabilities?

Geographic Area	People with Disabilities	Source
Worldwide	20%	World Report on Disability, 2011 (PDF)
United States	19.4% undergraduate students 11.9% graduate students	National Center for Education Statistics, 2015–16
Minnesota	10.9%	Minnesotans with Disabilities, March 2017 (PDF)
University of Minnesota	4,000 registered students	2019

Checklist

Alternative Text

Provide Alternative Text for Meaningful Images
Include an Empty Alt Attribute for Decorative or Contextualized Images
Provide a Description for Charts and Graphs

Contrast

Use Color with Another Cue to Show Emphasis or Differences
Use Colors that Strongly Contrast Each Other

Headings

Use Heading Styles
Match Heading Levels to Content Structure
Create Tables of Content

Lists

Use Lists to Facilitate Scanning
Format Lists Correctly
Structure Long Lists
Use Standard Bullets

Tables

Use Tables to Display Data
Designate Row and/or Column Headers
Avoid or Simplify Complex Tables
Provide Contextual Information
Include Content in All Cells

Video and Audio

Review, Edit, or Create Captions
Review and/or Integrate Audio Descriptions
Include Transcripts
Choose Accessible Playback Tools