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)
Everyone accesses information according to their own preferences. Some folks use adaptive or assistive technologies that have specific input requirements for expanding access to information. The alternate formats service exists to meet specific information format preferences by remediating materials upon request. Ideally, materials are acquired or created in accessible formats.
What are alternative formats? (SNOW / IDRC) -an introduction to formats, equipment factors, and how alternate formats relate to AODA legislation.
Alternate Formats Service for Library Materials - students, faculty, and staff can request library materials in accessible formats (initial registration with the CSD or HR is required).
Online Course Reserves Service - readings posted through the library's online reserves service are machine-readable, thereby rendering them more universally accessible and reducing the processing required for remediating materials to meet accommodation requests.