LibGuides: Creating Accessible Documents in Word Processing and Presentation Software: More Resources

Resources

Ainspector Sidebar (for Firefox)
- AInspector Sidebar evaluates the accessibility compliance of web pages based on WCAG 2.0 requirements using OpenAjax Alliance rulesets. It organizes the evaluation results by Rule Categories and WCAG Guidelines.
Functional Accessibility Evaluator 2.0
- Spiders a website for WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA requirements and generates a summary report.
Accessibility Bookmarklets
- Browser add-ons that help make hidden accessibility information visible to sighted developers.
WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool)
- Paste your URL into this tool to check for web accessibility errors. Chrome and Firefox extensions are also available.

WebAIM's Color Contrast Checker
- The Color Contrast Check tool allows you to specify a foreground and a background color and determine if they provide enough of a contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen.
WCAG Contrast Checker (Firefox Add-on)
- Checks for compliance with the contrast levels, brightness and shine in the color combination of foreground and background of textual content based on the requirements of WCAG 1 and WCAG 2.

Web Accessibility Initiative: Captions/Subtitles
- Learn about the differences in caption types as well as best practices for adding them to videos.
For UIUC affiliates: Adding Kaltura Captions in Illinois MediaSpace
- This guide will help you add captions to videos in Illinois MediaSpace.

Accessibility and Assistive Technology
A resource guide for assistive technology, accessibility, and digital learning tools available at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Social Media Accessibility & Inclusivity
This LibGuide delves into some of the best practices for creating accessible and inclusive social media content, provide tips on what to avoid, and link to resources that go into greater depth on how to execute certain accessibility practices.
Getting Started with LibGuides: Best Practices: Accessibility
If you're creating LibGuides, you will want to make your content accessible benefits everyone: people with or without disabilities. This section of the Getting Started with LibGuides guide provides suggestions for accessibility practices that will make your content more user-friendly.