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.
Accessibility Evaluation Tools (WebAIM) - information on standards and tools for creating accessible web content.
National Centre for Accessible Media: Educational Media - description techniques, specifications for accessible learning technologies and image accessiblity.
Canadian Network for Inclusive Cultural Exchange - captioning guidelines with examples including multiple languages and the use of graphics.
National Centr4e for Accessible Media: Digital Image and Graphic Resources for Accessible Media (DIAGRAM) - access and production of image and graphic content.
Ontario Council of University Libraries Report on Accessible Media (OCUL) - current practices, technology workflows, and accessible media services.
Captions, Transcripts, Audio Descriptions (WebAIM) - transciption and techniques for captioning.
Captioning and Description (Toronto Metropolitan University) - discusses different types of captioning and includes basic guidelines.
Captioning your own Videos (Toronto Metropolitan University Accessibility Services) -tips for captioning videos you've created yourself.
How to Create Captioning and Described Video (SNOW) -provides tips, guidelines and resources.
Media Accessibility Information (Described and Captioned Media Program) -includes a list of web-based and desktop tools for creating captioned and described media.
Video Accessibility (Queen's University Accessibility Hub) -reviews types of captioning text files, relevant AODA deadlines, techniques for creating your own captioned/described videos, and a list of software tools.