Tools

This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, provides questions to ask about accessibility before selecting educating materials. Accessibility can be enhanced when materials and tools are procured that can be used by all learners to support their learning. The questions in this document can help users evaluate both...

Microsoft offers step-by-step instructions and best practices for making your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities on any operating system. You will learn, for example, how to add alt texts to images so that people using screen readers are able to listen to what the image is all about. You'll also learn how to use the...

This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, includes information about customizing display options for an optimal reading experience on web browsers. This resource can be shared with students to assist them with finding the reading preferences that work best for them. The following preferences and tools are...

This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, explains the many free text to speech options that are available on devices students may already own. Text to speech can be helpful for a number of readers: those who struggle with reading, those with visual impairments, and those who speak English as a second language. All...

This article, provided by the Accessible Textbooks for All initiative from UNICEF, covers various requirements to produce effective sign language videos. Recommendations are included for skills and general requirements, and technical recommendations. Technical recommendations cover camera format, sound, clothing, lighting, studio and equipment,...

This webpage, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, includes a 2-page tip sheet that provides information about sign language interpreters in the classroom. This resource includes a brief overview and discusses the following questions: what is the role of the interpreter in the classroom, what should I do if my student is...

This webpage, made available by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, features 2-page resource that provides information about speech-to-text services for the deaf and those with hearing impairments. Speech-to-text is defined as an "umbrella term used to describe an accommodation where spoken communication and other auditory...

This article, from the Journal of Veterans Studies, explores the idea that veteran students may be unwilling to disclose an invisible disability and seek academic accommodations in a higher education setting. The authors conducted a literature review that highlighted factors that may contribute to help-seeking barriers. The findings from the...

This webpage, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides a 4-page PDF infographic that includes information about supporting deaf veterans in postsecondary education. This resource includes information on how colleges can support veterans, recommended resources for professionals and veterans, and figures and data on...

This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Resources, is a resource that instructors and students can use to learn about tools for making math content accessible to all learners. "This resource focuses on the use of text-to-speech, handwriting and speech recognition [,] and other supports." Tools include EquatIO, Microsoft...