Resources

Accessible Media Resources

Page Contents

• Closed Captioning Options
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Specific Software Accessibility Resources
• Popular Organizations

Closed Captioning Options

YouTube Subtitles and closed captions: YouTube provides automated captioning. However, it is highly recommended to check the captioning results for accuracy.

NECC has limited access to closed captioning for videos through paid services with 3Play Media and Cielo24.

How to Request Closed Captioning

• Refer to the NECC Application Process for Ordering Closed Captioning (PDF)
• Send e-mail request to distance@necc.mass.edu

Professional Development Opportunities

Marketing Workshops

• Intro to WordPress
• Document Uploads
• Document replacement/ Basic Accessibility
• Document Accessibility
• Advanced WordPress: calendar posts
• WordPress Advanced Training: custom workshops page
• Advanced WordPress training in tables and document
• Advanced WordPress training in posts /workshop page
• Acrobat Forms Accessibility Pt 1

Center for Instructional Technology & Online Learning

• iTeach – accessibility module
• Accessibility – self-paced mini-course in Blackboard

Other Offerings

• Accessibility Universal Design Online Course
• Web Accessibility MOOC for Online Educators – Portland State
• Micro courses – PDF and Office Accessibility
• Assistive Technologies – Tech Talk and workshops

Screen Readers

Blackboard Learn has created a Screen Reader Tutorial to provide users who access the application through a screen reader with information to help them use the system successfully.
To view the tutorial, see the Blackboard Learn Screen Reader Tutorial.

Accessibility Concepts

• What is OCR? (PDF)
• Creating Image Alternative Text (ALT Text) (PDF)
  

Specific Software Accessibility Resources

Microsoft Windows Accessibility

• Windows Accessibility – Resources, Guides, and more.
• Windows 10 Accessibility Features

Microsoft Office Accessibility (Tutorials)

• Excel Accessibility
• Word Accessibility
• PowerPoint Accessibility
• Outlook Accessibility

Microsoft Office Accessible Templates

• Microsoft PowerPoint Accessible Templates
• Microsoft Word Accessible Templates
• Microsoft Excel Accessible Templates

Apple Accessibility

• Mac OS X Accessibility
• Apple iOS Accessibility (iPhone/iPad)

Adobe Accessibility

• Acrobat Accessibility Resources
• Flash Player Enhanced Accessibility
• Create and Verify PDF Accessibility (Acrobat Pro) Follow these steps to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.
• Accessibility Features in PDFs Accessibility features in Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, and PDF enable people with disabilities to use PDF documents, with or without screen readers, screen magnifiers, and braille printers.
• Reading Order Tool for PDFs (Acrobat Pro) The Reading Order tool in Adobe Acrobat provides the easiest and quickest way to fix reading order and basic tagging problems.
• Creating Accessible PDFs Concepts, considerations before converting fillable forms, tagged documents and more. Use Adobe Acrobat to tag a PDF. Tagging a PDF file makes significant improvements to the accessibility of the document, providing a mechanism to indicate the reading order and improve navigation, add alternative text for graphics, and enable content reflow for large type display.
• Edit PDFs Using Acrobat DC Learn how to edit text, images, and objects in a PDF or scanned PDF. Also, learn what to do if a PDF is password protected or digitally signed.
• Edit Scanned PDFs

Adobe InDesign Accessibility

• UCONN InDesign Accessibility

Blackboard

• Keyboard Navigation Tips
• Blackboard Learn Screen Reader Tutorial

WordPress Accessibility

• Theme Review Handbook

Google

• Android (Nexus/Galaxy)

Accessibility in Social Media

• Facebook
• Facebook: How Does Automatic Alternative Text Work?
• Facebook: How Do I Edit the Alternative Text for a Photo?
• Twitter Accessibility
• Instagram Alternative Text

Popular Organizations

• WebAIM
• The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)