Checklists and Quick Guides

Use these tools to avoid common pitfalls and ensure your content is inclusive.

WCAG 2.1 AA Requirements Cheat Sheet (Google Doc) — from WCET

• Provides short checklists to review common points of accessibility failure for websites, documents, PowerPoint decks, Excel, multimedia, and live presentations.

Born Accessible Accessibility Resource List — from Benetech

• Resources and guides for creating and evaluating accessible course content, including STEM materials.

Accessibility Quick Cards — from the State of Minnesota

• Some people need a quick way to learn about a topic before they are ready for a deeper dive. Other times you need a quick reminder about a digital accessibility basic. These Quick Cards provide both, and include Word, Excel, Outlook, Acrobat, InDesign, Social Media, and more.

Accessibility Training

The Accessibility Team is available to conduct group or 1:1 training tailored to your specific professional needs. For instructional assistance, contact the Distance Education department.

For non-instructional assistance, contact the Online Accessibility Coordinator in Web Services.

On-Demand video Training

Self-paced accessibility trainings are available through the Online Network of Educators (@One) courses. These courses are:

• Free to California Community College employees
• Approximately 20 minutes each
• Self-paced

Accessibility in Procurement

• CCCAC Accessible Procurement: Your Role in Inclusive ICT Purchasing

Software purchased for use by students or employees of the District needs to be accessible. During evaluation of new software, remember to:

1. Request a VPAT® (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) or sometimes a HECVAT™ (Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit)
2. Test trial instances
3. Confirm that captions, alt text, headings and keyboard navigation are supported
4. Request an accessibility roadmap for planned accessibility updates

Social Media Accessibility

• Accessible Text for Social Media: Covers structure, font, color, inclusive & plain language, etc.
• Alternative Text for Images: Learn the why and how of accessible images, from determining which images are decorative to writing clear image descriptions.
• Accessible Images for Social Media: Learn to make accessible alt text and descriptions for the most used images in social media: gifs, graphics, illustrations, etc.

WebAIM Accessible Document Training

10 hour, self-paced Canvas course with a certificate upon completion. 

Contact the Online Accessibility Coordinator to enroll (new cohorts open monthly).

Topics include:

• Principles of document accessibility
• Creating accessible documents in Word and PowerPoint files
• Evaluating and repairing PDFs in Acrobat Pro 

Note: participants need access to Microsoft Office and Acrobat Pro.