Digital ADA Compliance and Accessibility: Accessibility Resources

Courses

• Designing Accessible Digital Content Training (UMS Academy -  Portal access only)
• ACCESS (Accessible Content Creation that Ensures Support and Success): a self-paced digital accessibility course from the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and discoverable on Brightspace

Campus-Provided Resources

• Accessibility and Inclusion in Teaching (Guide for instructors offered by the University of Maine)
• Accessible Content Guide (Guide for instructors by the University of Southern Maine (USM))
• Video Series: One Small Thing (USM video series with common accessibility fixes)
• Tips for Accessibility (Offered by UMA)

Other UMS Resources

• Document and Web Accessibility Checklist
• 9 simple tips for creating accessible documents (Portal access only)
• IT Accessibility website
• Accessible Materials and Websites

Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM)

• WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (browser extension)
• Accessibility Evaluation Guide
• WCAG 2 Checklist
• Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Evaluation Guide
• Testing Web Content for Accessibility

Screen Readers

• Natural Reader 
• NVDA

Contrast Checkers

• Color Contract Checker
• Contrast Checker 

Program Related Resources

• Microsoft Word Accessibility Checker Support
• Create and Verify PDF Accessibility 
• Brightspace Accessibility Checker
• GrackleDocs - A UMS paid add-on for Google products. Go to the "Extensions" menu in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides and use the "Add-ons" option to add GrackleDocs.