“Accessibility Is for Everyone” Resources

Global Accessibility Awareness Day Webinar, May 20, 2021

Produced by the University of California Electronic Accessibility Committee

General Resources

• UC Electronic Accessibility Resources website
• UC IT Accessibility Policy
• Electronic Accessibility Committee
• UC Tech Slack Accessibility Channel
• Accessibility posters (pdf) provided by the UK Home Office. 

Simple Steps for Improving Accessibility

• Contrast-Finder finds correct color contrasts for web accessibility
• PDF Accessibility Guide (pdf)

Captioning Resources

Making accessible videos

• University of California Transcripts and Captioning Page 
• Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility
• Web Aim Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions
• UC Berkeley Audio Description Page
• More audio description examples by the Audio Description project

Captioning style guidelines and best practices

• Captioning Key by the Described and Captioned Media Program
• Netflix Audio Description Guide

Research on captions

• Student Uses and Perceptions of Closed Caption and Transcripts: Results from a National Study

Video resources

• Making Videos and Remote Sessions Accessible – and other new W3C WAI resources (video) March 2021. This video explains in humorous ways making videos accessible. 
• Does Auto Captioning Effectively Accommodate Deaf People? (video)- By the National Deaf Center. Video is 57 minutes long. This video contains an interesting test on automatic speech recognition in the classroom.

More about captions

• Zoom support site on generating a transcript
• Web Aim page on captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions

Procurement Resources

• University of California Terms and Conditions of Purchase
• IT Accessibility Prioritization Guide

Siteimprove Free Online Courses

Siteimprove Academy course library: 2 paths to get there

• UC Learning Center
• Siteimprove Help Center and Academy
• University of California Siteimprove Training Video
  Hosted by Nick Dalman, Siteimprove principle customer success manager & Lucy Greco, web accessibility evangelist, UC Berkeley
• Siteimprove Accessibility Education Community Archive
  Recorded monthly webinar archive with discussions on digital accessibility hosted by Keith Bundy, a blind digital accessibility consultant and trainer with Siteimprove
• Siteimprove Location Administrators
  Email addresses for each UC location’s Siteimprove support
• Siteimprove Tip Sheets
  Half a dozen 2 page tip sheets for creating accessible digital content – from email to interactive course content

Other

• Screenreader Shortcuts