Training and Resources
Sinclair's culture of accessibility doesn't solely rely on everyone playing their part. Each of us must learn the core principles of accessibility and obligate to continue acquiring knowledge. The resources on this page were curated to help everyone at Sinclair stay current on what's happening with accessiblity.
General Knowledge/Training
Want to know more about the formal regulations of accessibility? Check out these links!
- Sinclair Accessibility Training Module
- WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
- How to Meet WCAG 2.1 Quick Reference
- WAI-ARIA Overview (Accessible Rich Internet Applications suite of web standards)
- Section508.gov (GSA Government-wide IT Accessibility Program. Section 508 refers to the regulations about accessible online information and websites. This site has tons of information about the regulations, how to create and test for accessibility, and training.)
Specific Learning Opportunities
As mentioned, each of us has a different role to play and thus has different learning needs. These resources are curated by audience. Click on the (+) to expland each section.
+ Accessible Documents, Slides, Sheets, and Videos
+ Audio & Visual Design Tools
- Text Over Image Contrast Checker
- Text Over Color Contrast Checker
- Colorblind Image/Design Filter
- Colorblind Web Page Filter
- Accessible SVGs
- Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions Techniques
- Marketing can help make your public videos accessible using YouTube.
- eLearning can help make your videos in your course materials accessible using Ensemble.
- Website Background Video Techniques
- Website Animation Techniques
- Use techniques for designing web animation and video animation which are accessible to those with cognitive disabilities or are susceptible to physical reactions to motion or flashes.
- Use the 3 seconds or less rule for all animations, otherwise it has to have pause/play. Never loop animations forever. For pages with lots of animation a controls should exist to or turn off/on all animations.
- Accessible Typography
- Accessible Font Sizes: Font sizes should be large enough for everyone to easily read all text on digital graphics, videos, and web graphics. Larger font sizes make all graphics easier to read on mobile devices, as well as those hard of seeing.
+ Instructional Design
BlackBoard Ally: Accessibility Checker and Alternative Formats
- To learn more about alternative formats, visit the Requesting Alternative Formats section of this hub (LINK)
- Course Accessibility Scores
- View File Accessibility
- Improve Course Accessibility
- Using the Brightspace Accessibility Checker
+ Accessible Communications (Web, Email, Social Media)
- Sending Accessible Emails in Outlook
- Guide to Accessible HTML Emails
- Test your HTML Emails for Accessibility
- Federal Social Media Accessibility ToolKit (making platforms more accessible)
- Inclusive Social Media Design
- What are Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions for?
- What is open versus closed captioning?
- What is real-time live captioning?
- Captioning Videos with YouTube for Free
- Writing Alternative Text For Images
- Also visit writing tools in the Instructional Design section (previous expander)
+ Web Development, Programming, and Engineering
- WAVE Web accessibility Evaluation Tool
- accessibilityinsights.io
- Axe Accessibility Engine Browser Extension
- WAVE Browser Extension
- Chrome Accessibility Browser Extension
- Firefox AInspector Sidebar
- Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE)
- Accessibility Bookmarklets
- Issues caused by improper or obselete code:
- Accessibility for Apple Developers
- Accessibility for Android Developers
- Bootstrap 4 Accessibility
- FontAwesome Accessibility
+ Manual/Assistive Technology Testing Tools
- accessibilityinsights.io
- Plain Text Web Page Filter
- Keyboard Accessibility Testing
- VoiceOver (the screen reader that ships with Mac OS X and on the iPhone and iPad. WebAIM has a guide on Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility.)
- Chrome Screen Reader Browser Extension
- Zoom for Google Chrome Browser Extension
Accessibility Services and Marketing have limited licenses to additional assistive technology tools, including JAWS, and can help check for some accessibility issues.