Tools

This tip sheet, provided by DeafTEC at the Rochester Institute of Technology, offers guidance for employers on accommodating and ensuring the safety of autistic employees in the workplace. The sheet emphasizes the importance of understanding the diverse characteristics and needs of individuals on the autism spectrum. Accommodations covered include...

The CeDaR database, developed by the National Center on College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) at the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), provides information on disability services in higher education for prospective college students with disabilities. Users can search the database by state, degree type, public or private...

This website, from the National Deaf Center on Post Secondary Outcomes, includes a 51-page PDF guide intended for early career professionals "on understanding legal requirements to help provide equal opportunity and access for deaf individuals in postsecondary institutions." The guide includes references to federal agency guidelines, outcome...

This website, from the National Deaf Center, includes resources that are intended to help deaf people succeed in college and careers. Resources include "guides, templates, overviews, publications, videos, and more. [These] resources are developed by experts, covering a variety of topics to support evidence-based practices in postsecondary outcomes...

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...

Teaching Deaf Students Online, a new self-paced professional development course, can help you adapt your online courses to ensure that they are accessible and inclusive. It is now available in the free online learning library of the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC). In just two hours, gain a basic understanding of accessible...

On this page, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials at CAST, instructors will find a concise definition of accessibility that can be referenced in syllabi and other documents to ensure a common language is used to avoid confusion. Related terms such as assistive and accessible technology are also defined. This webpage also...

YouDescribe is a service developed by the Smith-Kettlewell Video Description and Development Center that allows users to add audio description to YouTube videos. Users can browse through recently added descriptions or search for a video by YouTube URL. If a video has not been described yet, users can add it to a Wish List or add a description.