Design for All Learners: Simple Accessibility Enhancements in Digital Content
Presented at Greater Atlanta ATD’s ACE 2024
Resources
Balo, A. (2023, April 7). Designing for Colorblindness. The Verge. theverge.com/23650428/colorblindness-design-ui-accessibility-wordle
CAST. (2024.) Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 3.0. udl guidelines.cast.org
Evans. M. (2021, August 26). Captioning Videos FAQ. Meryl.net. meryl.net/captioning-videos-faq
International Association of Accessibility Professionals. (n.d.). accessibilityassociation.org
Job Accommodation Network. (n.d.). askjan.org
Klapperich, G.N. (2024). TD at Work: Enhance Accessibility in Virtual Training Environments. td.org/product/p/252410
Microsoft. (n.d.). Microsoft Inclusive Design. inclusive.microsoft.design
Orey, M. (2017). TD at Work: Designing Section 508 Compliant Learning. td.org/product/p/251717
Perkins School for the Blind. (2023, July). How to Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions for the visually impaired. Perkins School for the Blind. perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired
Shilliday, A. (2024, October 1). Mind the Neurodivergent Mind. TD. td.org/content/td-magazine/mind-the-neurodivergent-mind
Soward, W. (n.d.). Neurodiversity Design System. Neurodiversity.design
U.S. General Services Administration. (n.d.). Federal plain language guidelines. plainlanguage.gov. plainlanguage.gov/guidelines
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). (2023, October 5). Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. W3C. w3.org/TR/WCAG22.
Accessibility Tools
Hemingway Editor: hemingwayapp.com
WebAIM Contrast Checker: webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker
Accessibility champions to follow on LinkedIn
Meryl Evans, CPACC
Bela Gaytán, M.Ed.
Ronny Hendriks
Kelsey Hoffman, CPACC
Britne Jenke, CPACC, CPTD
Gwen Navarrete Klapperich, CPTD, CPACC
Dr. Nicole L'Etoile
Star Peterson
Jamie Shields
Sonny Jane Wise