OER Accessibility Resources

This collection of accessibility resources was developed through the Open Education Association’s webinar OER and Title II Accessibility Compliance: Separating Myths from Facts, held on February 17, 2026.

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Webinar Recording

The recording of OER and Title II Accessibility Compliance: Separating Myths from Facts offers an overview of the Title II digital accessibility requirements, addresses common misconceptions with respect to OER, and explores how to advocate for greater accessibility. More information about this webinar.

Accessibility Webinar Calendar

This list includes upcoming webinars focused on accessibility hosted by the open education community. See our full full Webinar Calendar for additional learning opportunities. View Accessibility Webinar Calendar in Airtable.

Accessibility Resources List

• ADA New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments 

  • Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments

  • First Steps Towards Complying with the ADA Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule

• General Accessibility

  • The A11y Project

  • International Association of Accessibility Professionals Webinars

  • WebAIM

  • Universal Design, Accessibility, and Usability for OER by Stephanie Buck

  • Accessibility Toolkit 2nd Edition - BCcampus 

  • Accessibility Guide by ACRL DOLS Instruction Committee

  • Accessibility Best Practices for OER - by Jacqueline Frank for the OEN’s Pub101

  • Protocol for Curating Accessible OER

  • Accessibility Statements - Josie Gray

  • Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List

• Web Accessibility Initiative Resources

  • Introduction to Web Accessibility

  • Easy Checks – A First Review of Web Accessibility

• WCAG 2.1 AA

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

  • Kris’s WCAG 2.1 AA Checklist

• Checkers & Checklists

  • Pressbooks Accessibility & QA Checklist (created at Penn State)

  • Online Course Accessibility Checklist (University of Washington)

  • Accessibility Checklist (Montana State University)

  • Rules for the Accessibility Checker for Microsoft 365

  • Accessibility Toolkit 2nd Edition - Checklist for Accessibility

  • Editoria11y Accessibility Checker

  • Google Drive: Use GrackleDocs Accessibility Checker

  • Experte Accessibility Checker

  • Experte Color Contrast Checker

  • Experte Website Readability Checker

  • Experte Mobile Friendly Checker

  • Checking OER for Accessibility - Stacy Katz and Abbey Elder

  • Colour Contrast Analyzer

  • JAWS

  • Image Accessibility Creator

  • WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools (from USU’s WebAIM)

• Tables

  • Tables in Pressbooks

  • Tables - Accessibility Toolkit

  • Tables - Penn State Accessibility

  • Creating Accessible Tables - USU’s WebAIM

• Screen Readers

  • NVDA (PC) 

  • VoiceOver (MAC) 

• Captions

  • Best Practices for Writing Closed Captions - MSU Denver.

  • Captioning Key - Described and Captioned Media Program

• Slides

  • Accessible Google Slides - OpenOregon

  • Understanding PowerPoint Accessibility - University of Colorado Boulder

  • PowerPoint Accessibility - WebAIM

• Books

  • Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning - Maricopa Community Colleges

  • Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone - Thomas J. Tobin and Kirsten T. Behling

  • Guide to Digital Accessibility: Policies, Practices, and Professional Development - Rae Mancilla and Barbara A. Frey

• AI Tools

  • ADA Digital Access Coach - Answers questions about the new Title II update. Gives you accessibility guidance and can help create explainers and professional development content.

  • AI Bots for Content Remediation created by California Community College faculty:

    • Universal Access Bot - Trained in UDL 3.0, WCAG 2.1AA, and Quality Course Design.

    • Joshua - Accessibility bot trained in WCAG 2.1 AA

    • Accessible Syllabus Bot - Turns your bot into an accessible, student-friendly, WCAG 2.1 AA syllabus.

    • Comply Bot - HTML and document accessibility remediator

• Other Resources

  • PDF Accessibility Remediation

  • a11y-webring.club - a webring for digital accessibility practitioners

  • Accessibility Maze - gamified OER, part of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Digital Accessibility resources

  • Alt-Texts: The Ultimate Guide - Daniel Göransson (a web dev with visual impairment)

  • How To Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions for the Visually Impaired - by Veroniiiica (“Veronica with Four Eyes”, another specialist with visual impairments)

  • Atkinson Hyperlegible - family of free fonts from the Braille Institute

  • Inclusive Design Principles - written by web accessibility experts

• Additional Resources Shared by Webinar Attendees

  • 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure with 1970 Interpretive Comments - by AAUP

  • Accessibility at Manifold

  • Accessibility at Pressbooks

  • Copyright Does Not Trump Disability Rights Law - by Public Knowledge

  • LibreTexts Accessibility Statement

  • UDL Guidelines - by CAST

  • Voluntary Product Accessibility Template - by Hathi Trust