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This resource center, curated by the National Federation of the Blind, provides accessibility information for colleges and universities. Information on accessible technology, standards and guidelines, legal rights of disabled students, digital accessibility planning, higher education best practices, and much more are provided. Links to related...
This guide is focused on creating accessible videos and is provided by Rooted In Rights, a video production organization run through Disability Rights Washington. The guide outlines how to create accessible videos, and provides resources, examples, and instructions on captions, audio description, transcripts, video players, and accessible...
Created by email marketing company Litmus, this 34-page guide covers many aspects of email accessibility. Topics covered include ensuring an email is easily readable, creating structure, utilizing effective layouts, and adding alt text. This guide also offers an overview of assistive technology and the importance of accessibility.
This website, made available by the Center for Persons with Disabilities, features an interactive tool that can be used to check the contrast between two colors against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Foreground color and background color can be entered by their RGB hexadecimal value or selected by a pop up box. The WebAIM Color Contrast...
This tip sheet, provided by DeafTEC at the Rochester Institute of Technology, provides "strategies for communicating with people who are blind or have low vision." Strategies for one-on-one conversations; group communications and meetings; and telephone or video conference meetings are highlighted.