IBM has rolled out an update to its open source web Accessibility Checker tool to make it easier to find and fix accessibility issues. The upgrade is designed to coincide with Global Accessibility ...

When purchasing digital products and services, make sure to ask vendors to provide a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), which details how the product meets or does not meet the ...

Start with materials you use every semester. The Accessibility Checklist outlines requirements for Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents; video captioning options; and alt text best practices for images ...

Web and application accessibility isn't just a nice thing to do. It makes your work available to a bigger world of customers ... and may be a legal requirement for some projects. Let's talk about ...

Microsoft Word includes a built-in Accessibility Assistant feature that will automatically check for certain accessibility issues and help you correct them. To use the accessibility checker, go to the ...

PDF files have been a convenient way to deliver print documents online, but they remain a challenge to make accessible. Problems include: The difficulty and cost of making PDF files accessible (Penn ...

Creating a PDF from Microsoft Word begins with creating an accessible Word document. Prior to conversion, run the Microsoft Word accessibility checker to ensure the document is free of accessibility ...

A good web designer ensures that a site looks nice and functions properly across various devices and browsers. A great web designer, however, also ensures the site is accessible to all who visit, ...

What is Manual Accessibility Testing? Manual accessibility testing is an important part of making sure that our university’s digital environment is accessible to all. But what is manual accessibility ...

Adam Nemeroff, an instructional designer in Dartmouth College's department of academic and campus technology services, admits he has “super-complicated and conflicted” thoughts about the role of ...