Welcome to the full repository of posts on Accessibility topics. This guide focuses on some common day-to-day tasks. It includes resources to help you remediate inaccessible materials, but ultimately aims to help you make content that is “born accessible” so there’s no need to fix it later.
Each entry includes:
- Issue: A description the issue and the problem it causes.
- Who’s affected: People affected by type of disability.
- WCAG standard:A link to the relevant Web Content Accessibilty Guideline in the WCAG Quick Reference
- What to do: Our current recommended course of action. (There are often multiple ways to solve an issue.) These may change occasionally as tools and methods evolve.
- Recommended tools: An intentionally short list, curated to support the “What to do” recommendation.
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Emails
Issue Electronic mail is subject to the same accessibility requirements as documents. Who’s affected Screen reader users, people with low visitation, people with cognitive disabilities Standard Guideline 1.3.1 Info and Relationships What to do Standard document accessibility practices apply. Pay special attention to: Refer to the Writing Emails Checklist for a complete list of items…
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Email checklist
The most common accessibility issues in email include: Use the checklist below to ensure your email and email signature meet accessibility requirements. If you’re not sure how to check or complete any of the tasks below using your U-M Gmail account, visit the Draft an Accessible Email or Draft an Accessible Email Signature guides for…
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Documents (STEM)
Academic papers and course documents are subject to the same accessibility requirements as websites if they’re distributed digitally. Many mathematical and scientific documents include notation and/or charts and graphs that aren’t readily accessible to tools like screen readers (for a variety of reasons). […]Read More…
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Graphics with text
When a graphic is distributed as an image (ie. formats like JPEG, PDF, PNG) any text that is part of the graphic becomes hidden from assistive technology and also may shrink to an unreadable size on smaller screens. […]Read More…
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Alt Text for Complex Images/ Data Visuals
When you add a complex image or data visualization, include a two-part alternative text description: short and long. […]Read More…
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How To: Automatically capture Zoom transcript
Capturing an automatic transcript of an online meeting can benefit people with hearing and auditory processing impairments, those who are neurodivergent, as well as non-disabled people who missed the meeting. […]Read More…