College of Education and Social Services

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion

CDCI Accessibility Resources

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Accessibility is not optional.

Everyone is welcome. And that means making sure that events, presentations, publications, and websites are accessible to everyone, regardless of ability.

Basic Accessible Design Guidelines

RECENT RESOURCES:

2022 ACCESSIBLE PRESENTATION SLIDES CHECKLIST (.pdf)

A quick checklist of best practices in creating accessible slides for presentations (.pdf), including design choices, media access, and format.

General Regulations and Standards

WebAIM Project at the Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University
Create Accessible Digital Products, Section 508.gov
University of Minnesota's Accessible U

Accessibility and PDFs

PAVE free PDF checker

Color Contrast

WebAIM contrast checker
Color contrast analyser package by the Paciello Group
UVM's Color Palette cheat sheet (PDF)