Tools

This webpage, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides a 2-page tip sheet about communicating with deaf individuals. This resource includes a brief interview and discusses the following questions: do all deaf individuals communicate the same way, how do deaf individuals communicate in their daily lives, how does a setting...

This resource, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides two documents and a video that explore research on the effects of increased access to English through computer-mediated communication (CMC) on Deaf individuals' language and literacy skills. The first document is a summary of research goals, methods, findings, and...

This article, written by Sheri Byrne-Haber, discusses the importance of context in writing accessible alt text for webpages. Writing good alternative text requires thinking about the context where it will be used, and the intended purpose of the image to convey specific information to the reader and listener.

This webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, includes information and tutorial videos on three different workflows for captioning video. Depending on skill level, users can choose from one of these workflows: editing the automatic YouTube captions, uploading a transcript and letting YouTube add the timing to create...

This webpage, made available by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, includes a report that provides "a comprehensive overview of the most current data on employment trends and trajectories for deaf individuals in the United States, serving as a resource for community members, advocates, educators, researchers, and policy makers."...

Created by Durham College, this site provides an overview of Universal Design Learning (UDL) Principles and the benefits of UDL. On the left panel of the website are resources on course outlines, lesson plans, graphic organizers, accessible documents, and other tools for faculty and educators on creating accessible and universally-designed...

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 webpage, from the National Center on Accessible Education Materials, provides information about the EPUB format. EPUB is a format for creating accessible digital publications that work well on mobile devices. On this page, instructors can learn about the advantages of choosing EPUB over other formats such as PDF, and how to create an EPUB...

On The Upgrade, a podcast from Lifehacker, co-hosts Alice Bradley and Jordan Calhoun and their guests give listeners how-to guides on "the stuff that matters." On this episode, the duo and guest Alice Wong discuss an incredibly important topic: disability rights and allyship. Readers will likely recognize Alice Wong from the Disability Visibility...

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...