Creating inclusive materials and organizing accessible events increases access and participation by meeting the widest array of accessibility needs and preferences. The tools, resources, and services in this guide can help eliminate barriers and reduce the amount of remediation needed to meet individual accommodations.
Alternate Formats Service for Library Materials - students, faculty, and staff can request library materials in accessible formats for individual use. Initial registration with SAS or People & Culture is required.
For information on universal design, inclusive design, and accessibility standards:
About Accessibility Laws (Ontario)
COU's Accessible Campus Reference Library (includes guidlelines for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, events and more)
Inclusive Design Guide (IDRC)
International Best-Practices in Universal Design (Canadian Human Rights Commission)
Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Office (LinkedIn Learning) - accessible hyperlinks and slides, captioning, and formatting tables.
Microsoft Word: Accessibility Checker (WebAIM) - basic accessibility barriers within Word documents.
Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker - document structure, readability, and security settings for PDFs to increase accessibility.
Accessibility Evaluation Tools (WebAIM) - standards and tools for creating accessible web content.
Microsoft Word: Creating Accessible Documents (WebAIM) - methods for creating original Word documents, including conversion to PDF.
Fixing Common Accessibility Issues in Scanned Documents (Syracuse University Library) - a video and practical guide, including working with scanned texts in Adobe Reader and scanning software settings.
Ten Common PDF Accessibility Errors with Solutions (UOttawa) - includes options for converting imaged text into text that can be read by software.