Accessibility Resources

Accessibility Development Tools:

  • A11Y Project Resources – Comprehensive Accessibility Tools and Resources A comprehensive list of tools, articles, courses, and other resources to help make your website or application more accessible.
  • WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool – Web Accessibility Assessment WAVE is a web accessibility evaluation tool developed by WebAIM. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page.
  • Mauve Accessibility Evaluator – Website Accessibility Checker Mauve is an online tool that checks web pages for accessibility issues based on international standards.

Learn More About Accessibility:

  • Fable’s Assistive Technology Glossary – Understanding Assistive Technologies A glossary provided by Fable that explains various terms related to assistive technology, helping users understand the different tools and techniques used to improve accessibility.
  • Accessibility Easy Blog – Insights on Web Accessibility A blog that provides insights, tips, and guidelines on how to make websites more accessible to all users.
  • A11Y Matters – Accessibility Matters A11Y Matters is a resource that provides articles, resources, and guidelines about web accessibility.
  • Salesforce UX – Seven Key Accessibility Insights for Designers An article on Salesforce UX outlines seven important things every designer needs to know about accessibility.
  • Fable’s Accessible Usability Scale – Measuring Accessibility Usability A resource by Fable that provides a scale to measure the usability of a product or service from an accessibility standpoint.
  • UX Design Accessibility Guidelines – Accessibility Guide for UX Designers An article on UX Design that provides guidelines for UX designers to make their designs more accessible.
  • WCAG for Designers – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Explained An article by Geri Reid that explains the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in a way that’s easy for designers to understand.
  • Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide – Understanding and Crafting Alt-texts A comprehensive guide by Axess Lab that explains what alt-texts are, why they’re important, and how to craft them effectively.
  • Android Accessibility by Tutorials – Learning Android Accessibility A book that provides hands-on, step-by-step tutorials on building accessible apps on Android using WCAG.
  • A11ycasts – Accessibility Video Tutorials A YouTube series by Rob Dodson that focuses on various aspects of web accessibility, providing tutorials and insights to help developers make their websites more accessible.

Get Involved in Accessibility Research

  • AccessComputing helps people with disabilities successfully pursue undergraduate, graduate degrees, and employment in computing fields, and works to increase the capacity of postsecondary institutions and other organizations to include people with disabilities in computing education and employment fully.
  • TeachAccess provides students and educators with a plethora of resources for accessible computer science education.
  • SIGCHI is the leading international community of students and professionals interested in research, education, and practical applications of Human–Computer Interaction. Many of their conferences include research on accessibility.
  • SIGACCESS supports the international community of researchers and professionals applying computing and information technologies to empower individuals with disabilities and older adults.
  • Access SIGCHI advocates for disability visibility in conference organizing within SIGCHI, focusing on making conferences and the publication process more accessible.
  • CRA-WP‘s mission is to widen participation and improve the access, opportunities, and positive experiences of individuals from populations underrepresented in computing research and education.
  • ACM Student Research Competitions offer a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research before a panel of judges and attendees at well-known ACM-sponsored and co-sponsored conferences.