Find Accessibility Resources

Summary

Find pages on this site plus other University resources that can help you review what you learned in DAP courses, participate in other professional development opportunities, explore additional accessibility skills, or get help from supporting units.

You may also get information and support by attending or reviewing recordings of accessibility events.

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Choose and Create Accessible Content

All digital content should all accessible, no matter what type it is or what technology is used to display it. After you...

Accessible U Web Page

Classroom Activities

Use multiple means of representation, engagement, actions, and expressions in your classroom activities. 

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Classroom Barriers

Learn about online and face-to-face classroom barriers rather than focusing on types of disabilities.

Event Recording

Color Contrast Deep Dive Event on

Join the Accessibility Ambassadors for a presentation by Jen Sanders of the Office of Information Technology. Jen will take us deep into...

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Contrast

Make sure foreground and background colors and other visual indicators contrast each other.

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Course Materials

As you create or update course materials, identify and correct any that are improperly formatted, inconsistent, or...

Accessible U Web Page

Course Syllabi

Include a personalized accessibility affirmation in your syllabus and format it so it is accessible.

Public Online Document

Creating Accessible & Inclusive Meetings or Events (PDF)

See a printable checklist for planning inclusive meetings and events that was created by the Disability...

Event Recording

Creating Accessible Content Event on

Join the Accessibility Ambassadors for a presentation and discussion about writing accessible and inclusive content by Jen Neveau from University...

Event Recording

Creating Accessible Tables on the Web Event on

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Authors, Designers, and Editors

When you think about accessibility laws and related University policies, you might think they apply only to course and website content.

But at the University of Minnesota, we create thousands of digital content products each day. These can be in a variety of formats, and should all be as accessible to the widest range of audiences as possible

Instructors

The more you make your course accessible, the fewer accommodation requests you may receive.

In addition, more students will be able to better learn from and navigate your course materials and classroom experiences, even if they have different learning styles and abilities.

Leaders and Managers

Leaders can communicate a clear and achievable vision for digital accessibility within the organization.

Managers can drive action by communicating a vision, establishing clear goals and expectations, and providing resources and training.

Check out Promote Digital Accessibility for ideas.

Presenters

You can make your presentations and events you host more inclusive.

For example:

  • Verbally describe your slides while presenting.
  • Include alternative text for images.
  • Provide captions, audio descriptions, and transcripts.

Students

When you produce digital assignments, apply the core skills and your instructors and the students you collaborate with will be better able to understand them, even if they use assistive technologies.

Technology Purchasers

Before a big purchase, the wise shopper gathers requirements, performs research, and reviews potential solutions.

At the University, your digital technology pre-purchase checklist must include an evaluation of the extent to which a product is accessible and how a vendor meets accessibility standards.

Web Developers

From a developer's perspective, the goal is to code a website or web application that, at minimum, meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) AA standards and follows the POUR guiding principles of accessible technology.