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Resources are organized based on the P.O.U.R. guiding principles from the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) website (CC BY SA). The AEM website includes recommendations and tools for adding accessibility into the content creation workflow based on standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the international standard for making web content accessible including Section 508 in the U.S.

Perceivable

Design Aim | Ensure learners can see and hear your content

• Add Alternative Text | Alternative Text Basics | Image Description Guidelines |Add Alt Text in Microsoft Word | Add Alt Text in Microsoft PowerPoint | Add Alt Text in Google Docs | Add Alt Text in Pages for Mac | Add Alt Text in iBooks Author
• Close Caption Videos or Provide Transcript | Guide to Quality Captioning | Google Slides: Present slides with live captions | YouTube: Add your own subtitles & closed captions | Vimeo: Add Captions to Videos | CADET captioning application from NCAM | Caption, subtitle, and translate video with Amara | Live caption or transcribe recorded audio with Otter.ai (free or fee)
• Using Color | WebAim.org Color Checker | Material.io | Color Safe Checker | Penn State: Guidance and Examples of Color Coding and Additional Cues
• Screen Readers | About Screen Readers 
• Make Text Readable and Legible | Guidelines for Print Document Design | NCDAE Cheatsheets for creating accessible documents | Microsoft Immersive Reader

Operable

Design Aim | Ensure learners can interact with your content with a variety of tools

• Create Headings | Mark Up Headings in Microsoft Word | Mark Up Headings in Pages | Mark Up Headings in Google Docs
• Create Descriptive Links | Create Descriptive Links in Microsoft Word | Create Descriptive Links in Pages | Create Descriptive Links in Google Docs
• Keyboard Accessibility  | Video: Why keyboard accessibility is so important | How to configure Mac OS for keyboard accessibility

Understandable

Design Aim | Ensure learners can understand your content and enjoy a predictable experience

• Write in Plain Language | Federal Plain Language Guidelines | Top Ten Principles for Plain Language | Oxford Guide to Plain English | Plain Language Examples
• Write and Test Writing with Editors/Checkers | Hemingway App (Free or Fee) | Grammarly (Free or Fee) | Readability Formulas | Google Translate
• Identify the Language for Screen Readers |Identify the language of a document

Robust

Design Aim | Ensure your content works well with current and future technologies

• Provide Descriptive Metadata | Metadata in Office products | Metadata and properties in PDF documents

• Check Accessibility of Websites | WAVE Web Accessibility Analyzer | Using VoiceOver for web accessibility testing (Mac OS) | Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility (Windows OS)
• Check Mobile Accessibility | Google Mobile-Friendly Checker | Testing Mobile Accessibility with VoiceOver on iOS Devices | Testing Mobile Accessibility with TalkBack on Android
• Check Accessibility of Software | G-Suite Files: Grackle Docs Accessibility Checker (Docs, Slides Sheets) | Video: Using Word Accessibility Checker | Using Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker

Other Useful Accessibility Resources

• Web Accessibility Overview | Accessibility Fundamentals from W3.org | Accessibility from WebAIM | “Web Accessibility Guidelines handbook” by Portland Community College 
• Design Guidance | NC State Accessibility & UDL Resource Guide | US Web Design System (US Government)
• Vendor Accessibility Features & Settings | Accessibility Settings Mac OS | Accessibility Settings Windows OS | Microsoft Office Accessibility Center | Google Accessibility |Adobe Accessibility | Canvas LMS Accessibility Guidance
• Evaluation | Canvas LMS Checklist
• About Universal Design | Universal Design for Learning from CAST (UDL) | Universal Design for Education (UDE) | Universal Design of Instruction (UDI) | Universal Instructional Design (UID) 
• Inclusive Design Strategies | Microsoft Inclusive Design Resources