Basic Accessibility Solutions

Welcome to the Basic Accessibility Solutions section of Academic Web Accessibility! Our goal in this section is to help get you started by providing quick-reference, on-demand resources that support faculty in making needed adjustments to their course. Whether you are brand new to the topic of accessibility and received your first accommodation plan for a student, or have some experiences with creating accessible resources for your students but just need a refresher on creating accessible presentations or writing alternative text, this section is intended to get you where you need to go. Here, we don’t focus quite as much on the why of accessibility, but more on the how.

This section is divided into seven sub sections:

What is Web Accessibility?

Provides a very basic introduction to accessibility

AWA Student Module

A lesson module introducing students to the basics of web accessibility

How to Read An Accommodation Letter

Explains the process of implementing a student accommodation plan 

Basic Four of Accessibility

Introduces four solutions to improve course content

Creating & Checking for Accessibility

Outlines solutions for checking and creating accessible content

AWA Course Accessibility Checklist

A concise list of accessibility items to ensure your course is accessible

STEM Accessibility

A new but growing resource directing faculty to accessibility training and tools specific to STEM