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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. 
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...
The Job Accommodation Network's (JAN) Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system is "designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings." Users can enter in search phrases or choose from a list of popular searches. Search results can be narrowed down according to...
Georgia Tech's Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) focuses on "the promotion of technological innovation and development of user-centered research, products, and services for individuals with disabilities." On this website, readers can browse CIDI's research portfolio, learn about upcoming trainings, and check out their full service ...
Courtesy of Queen's University, located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Accessibility Hub invites users to be an "Access Ally." Some of the materials are specific to the campus, with accessibility tools for faculty, students, and visitors. However, the How-to Info tab contains a bevy of general tools. Here, readers will find resources for designing...
This website provides services, tools, instructional media, and other resources dedicated to the development of accessible web content for persons with disabilities. Examples of some services available to users include: Accessible Website Certification; Training; Consulting; Evaluation Services including WAVE, a tool that instantly checks any...
This tool, made available by TPGi, can be used to "determine the legibility of text and the contrast of visual elements, such as graphical controls and visual indicators." Colour Contrast Analyser features include: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 compliance indicators, several ways to set colors, support for alpha transparency on...
Tanaguru Contrast Finder is a free online tool that determines whether color scheme(s) chosen for a website are sufficiently contrasting. The tool utilizes the international minimum contrast ratio established by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Tanaguru Contrast Finder will suggest similar colors that meet contrast requirements if the...
This website features "strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help you make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities." Sections of the website include: Accessibility Fundamentals, Planning & Policies, Design & Develop, Test & Evaluate, Teach & Advocate, and Standard/Guidelines. Each section features important concepts and...
This tool, made available by WebAIM, provides a simple way to check the accessibility of a web page's content. WAVE can be used by entering the URL of interest and WAVE will display the page marked up with embedded icons indicating potential accessibility errors, alerts, features, and other information. The left sidebar presents a summary of what...