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A collection of internal and external resources Jess finds useful and cool.

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accessibility resources

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A11Y Project

The A11Y Project is a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier. External link.

A11Y

Access Guide

A friendly introduction to accessibility! Browse cards to learn about guidelines. External link.

Alex Chen

Accessibility Coding Standards

Code integrated into the WordPress ecosystem is expected to conform to the WCAG. External link.

WordPress

Accessibility Made Easy

If you have an inaccessible business, you’re leaving money on the table. External link.

Maybely Q

Accessibility at WebFlow

Web and software creation should be accessible to everyone. External link.

WebFlow

Accessible Content Tips

Practices to create accessible image descriptions and audio recordings. Internal page.

Jessica Oddi

Accessible Social

Free education hub that shares best practices for creating accessible social media. External link.

Alexa Heinrich

Closed Captions Services

Making media accessible, one line at a time. For captioning and descriptive video. External link.

CCS

Cognitive Ease

Notes and Resources for Redesigning for Cognitive Ease talk presented at A11yTO. External link.

Alyssa Panetta

Creating Accessible PDFs

It is critical that content is accessible to the widest possible audience. External link.

Adobe

Designing for Accessibility

Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimization. External link.

Karwai Pun

Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility

Screen readers convert digital text into speech, and read content differently. External link.

WebAIM

Guides for Alt Text and More

A free resource by Veronica Lewis for low vision and assistive tech. External link.

Veroniiiica

Making Audio and Video Media Accessible

Media accessibility aspects for your specific audio or video needs. External link.

W3C Media

Overlay Fact Sheet

Many have expressed strong words of dissatisfaction with overlay products. External link.

Signatories

PowerPoint Accessibility

Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most popular tools for slide show presentations. External link.

WebAIM

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

A wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible. External link.

W3C 2.2

Web Content Accessibility Guides 3.0

Working draft of the latest recommendations on web accessibility. External link.

W3C 3.0

accessibility tools

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AI for Notes + Transcriptions

Still manually taking notes? Generate rich notes with your AI-powered assistant. External link.

Otter.ai

Able Player

Fully accessible cross-browser HTML5 media player, supporting audio and video. External link.

Able Player

Accessibility Testing Tools

ARC Toolkit browser extension and Colour Contrast Analyser app. External link.

TPGI

Audio + Video Editing

All-in-one audio and video editing as a doc. Screen recordings and transcripts. External link.

Descript

Colour Blindness Simulator

Just play around with it and get a feeling of how it is to have colour blindness. External link.

Colbindor

Contrast Checker

Enter a foreground and background colour in RGB hexadecimal format or choose colours. External link.

WebAIM

Grade 2 Braille Translator

BrailleTranslator.org is a simple way to convert text to braille notation. External link.

Braille Translator

Hemingway Editor App

The app highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors. External link.

Adam + Ben Long

PDF Accessibility Checker

The freeware program PAC provides a fast way to test the accessibility of PDF files. External link.

PDF/UA Foundation

Talk to Text Android

Let T2S read aloud text for you. Convert text into an audio file. External link.

T2S

URL Shortener

Here you have full control over your links. Shorten, manage and track the easy way. External link.

Cuttly

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

Suite of evaluation tools that helps authors make their web content more accessible. External link.

WAVE

disabled spaces + advocacy

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Black Disabled Creatives

In alliance with the disabled community, who are tired of being underrepresented. External link.

Jilliian Mercado

Calling Up Justice

Producing performances of Justice online, onstage, and in real life. External link.

Calling Up

Critical Axis

A project that collects and analyzes disability representation in media. External link.

The Disabled List

Deanna's Working Draft Website

This website used to include resources from in-progress and past activism. External link.

Undoing Ableism

Disability Justice Based Performance Project

A disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists. External link.

Sins Invalid

Disability Justice Network of Ontario

Creating a world where people with disabilities are free to be. External link.

DJNO

Disability Public Speaker + DEI Consultant

Public speaker and DEI consultant with over 14 years in the public sector. External link.

Catarina Rivera

Disability Visibility Project

Online community dedicated to creating, sharing and amplifying disability culture. External link.

Alice Wong

Disabled And Here

Stock image and interview series celebrating disabled Black, Indigenous, POC. External link.

Affect

Disabled Made Content

Open source list of disabled people who freelance in creative or accessible spaces. External link.

Jessica Oddi

Inclusive Approach to Employment

Technology-centered employment platform for job seekers with disabilities. External link.

Inclusively

LaVant Consulting Inc

A social impact firm shaping the way the world values people with disabilities. External link.

Andraéa LaVant

Making Accessibility a Reality

The Internet is designed to work for all regardless of hardware, language or ability. External link.

Access for Everyone

Making the Revolution Accessible

In our case, pro bono for the good of the Deaf, hearing and interpreting communities. External link.

ProBono ASL

Question Access

Consider the seemingly benign aspects of gathering people together and reframe them. External link.

The Curiosity Paradox

Resources and Conversation to Aid in Allyship and Community

To not only the Black community, but those with intersecting identities. External link.

Tiffany Hammond

Resources for Better, More Inclusive Design

Videos and courses that help you dive deeper into accessible and inclusive design. External link.

We're All Human

Sublation is Integration Without Elimination

Design + discussion brand focused on intersectionality, accessibility and diversity. External link.

SBLTN

The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative

Youth-led nonprofit organization aiming to uplift disabled Asian American voices. External link.

AADI

The Hope Theory Podcast

Hope invites listeners to take a deeper look at the world and everything in it. External link.

Hope Hoffman

The Squeaky Wheel

The first-ever satire publication focusing on the experience of having a disability. External link.

Squeaky Wheel

This Body Is Worthy

A project aimed at celebrating bodies outside of mainstream, societal ideals. External link.

Hannah Soyer

ThisAbility Ltd

To go from ableism to Disability Liberation and integrate Disability Culture. External link.

Sulaiman Khan

With Not For

Connecting employers and recruiters to disabled talent. External link.

WNF

community spaces + resources

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accessibility resources

A11Y Project

Access Guide

Accessibility Coding Standards

Accessibility Made Easy

Accessibility at WebFlow

Accessible Content Tips

Accessible Social

Closed Captions Services

Cognitive Ease

Creating Accessible PDFs

Designing for Accessibility

Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility

Guides for Alt Text and More

Making Audio and Video Media Accessible

Overlay Fact Sheet

PowerPoint Accessibility

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

Web Content Accessibility Guides 3.0

accessibility tools

AI for Notes + Transcriptions

Able Player

Accessibility Testing Tools

Audio + Video Editing

Colour Blindness Simulator

Contrast Checker

Grade 2 Braille Translator

Hemingway Editor App

PDF Accessibility Checker

Talk to Text Android

URL Shortener

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

disabled spaces + advocacy

Black Disabled Creatives

Calling Up Justice

Critical Axis

Deanna's Working Draft Website

Disability Justice Based Performance Project

Disability Justice Network of Ontario

Disability Public Speaker + DEI Consultant

Disability Visibility Project

Disabled And Here

Disabled Made Content

Inclusive Approach to Employment

LaVant Consulting Inc

Making Accessibility a Reality

Making the Revolution Accessible

Question Access

Resources and Conversation to Aid in Allyship and Community

Resources for Better, More Inclusive Design

Sublation is Integration Without Elimination

The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative

The Hope Theory Podcast

The Squeaky Wheel

This Body Is Worthy

ThisAbility Ltd

With Not For

community spaces + resources

All Go

Black Designers Ignite

Ethical Guide to Design

Is My Biz Anti-Oppressive?

Resources on Pronouns

Useful School

Virtual Studios

Where are the Black Designers?

Àròko Cooperative