Resources from AIDC23

Resources from AIDC22

The following resources were shared during the Accessible and Inclusive Design Conference 2022, hosted by the Training, Learning, and Development Community.

Table of contents

Accessibility Standards/Guidance

• WCAG Standards
• WCAG 2.1 Quick Reference 
• W3C Working Draft: WCAG 3.0 
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 9: Accessibility

Tools

• NVDA Speech Viewer—allows you to read the screen reader output in text
• Helperbird—browser plugin designed to help make the web more accessible
• Grackle Docs—allows you to create accessible content within Google Workspace
• Axe DevTools— Chrome plugin for web accessibility testing
• WAVE® Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
• Grammarly—helps ensure use of plain language
• WebAIM Contrast Checker—automated color contrast analyzer
• APCA Contrast Calculator—color contrast analyzer using a new method based on modern research of color perception (in beta)

Development Tools

• DominKnow
• Lectora
• Storyline 360
• Adapt Learning
• Webflow - website development

Captioning Tools

• Amara—Online subtitle/captions editing and creation tool  
• Kapwing—Online video editing and caption creation  
• N!kse.dk Subtitle Edit Online 
• YuJa Auto-Captioning 

Checklists, Guides, and eBooks

• Updated eCourse Accessibility Checklist from the University of California
• Word and PDF Accessibility Guide from the University of California
• PDF Techniques for WCAG 2.0
• An alt Decision Tree
• Description Key: Guidelines and Best Practices for Describing Educational  Video 
• Captioning Key: Guidelines and Best Practices for Captioning Educational  Video 
• Making eLearning Accessible, by Chris Paxton McMillin and Christine O’Malley
• What You Need to Know About Accessibility and Inclusion in Learning  Design—by David Wentworth and Chris Paxton McMillin 
• eLearning Accessibility: Checklist and Resources for Designing More Effective  Learning for Everyone—curated by Susi Miller 

Accessible Design Videos, Posts, and a Podcast 

• TLDCast: Understanding and Practicing Digital Inclusion with Belo Miguel  Cipriani  
• TED Talk with Vernā Myers: How to Overcome Our Biases
• What Is Alternative Text? How Can I Write it for Images, Charts, and Graphs?
• Designing for Neurodiverse Learners by Kayleen Holt  
• Designing for Autism, ADHD, and More: Representing Neurodivergence by  Judy Katz  
• Post About Excessive Paragraph Returns and the Effect on People with  Mobility Impairments by Bela Gaytan  
• You’re Dead to Me: Disability in the Ancient World

Companies That Perform Accessibility Testing

• Oleb Media—digital accessibility testing by users with disabilities
• Access Works—usability and accessibility testing by users with disabilities
• Equal Entry—accessibility consultants, including those with IAAP certifications
• MicroAssist—accessibility audits and VPAT consulting
• Deque—accessibility audits and remediation 
• Interactive Advantage—Section 508/WCAG testing with DHS Trusted Tester  status 

Accessible Design Courses and Tutorials

• 7 Pillars of Accessibility free course—select “I am a student” and use the join  link L3DJF7 
• CSS Tutorial from W3 Schools 
• Storyline 360: Working with Slide Layers 
• Interactive Advantage Training Classes (Adobe, Storyline, Lectora, etc.)
• Getting Started with Lectora—one-hour free overview offered each month

Books

• Blind: A Memoir, by Belo Miguel Cipriani 
• Designing Accessible Learning Content: A Practical Guide to Applying Best Practice Accessibility Standards to L&D Resources, by Susi Miller 

Communities

• The Training, Learning, and Development Community (TLDC)
• TLDC Slack Group – Join the #AIDC Channel
• Design Justice Network
• Learning Content Accessibility (LCA) Spotlight 
• Lectora Accessibility User Group 
• Rockstar Community (eLearning Brothers) 
• XR in LXD

People to Follow

For Learning About Accessibility and Disabilities

• Meryl Evans 
• Sheri Byrne-Haber 
• Sara Flay 
• Catarina Rivera 
• Lusik Gasparyan 
• Bela Gaytan 

For Learning About XR

• Skip Rizzo 
• Bobby Carlton 
• Kristin Torrence 
• Myra Roldan 
• Monique St Paul 

XR, Emerging Tech, and the Future of Accessibility

• XR Accessibility User Requirements
• Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab 
• Can I Play That? - Video game accessibility reviews 
• What is Web 3.0? 
• Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 
• Why It’s Too Early to Get Excited About Web3 
• The Future of Higher Ed Immersed in Web 3.0 

Sources for Diverse Images

• Stock Photo Libraries—comprehensive list from docdroid
• Affect the Verb—free images (disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQ+) with alt text
• Nappy—free photos of Black and Brown people
• Deposit Photos
• 18 Free Graphic Design Resources for Instructional Designers
• eLearning Brothers Asset Library
• Gender Spectrum Collection—Stock photos beyond the binary
• Body Liberation Stock Photos—Stock photos and images for body size diversity and acceptance
• TONL — culturally diverse stock photos
• Disability Images

Assistive Technology Access for People with Disabilities 

• National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program—provides assistive technology equipment to individuals who have both significant vision loss and significant hearing loss
• Social Security Administration Subsidy & Special Conditions—provides information about SSA’s policy concerning whether assistance on the job provided by organizations other than an individual’s employer may be considered to be a "subsidy"

Learning Frameworks/Models

• Harold Jarche’s Seek-Sense-Share Framework for Personal Knowledge  Mastery 
• Personal Knowledge Mastery for LSL 
• Community of Inquiry Framework 
• Implementing Asynchronous Online Team-Based Learning
• Team-Based Learning Overview

Miscellaneous Resources

• Spoon Theory Explained 
• Accessibility Standards for Canvas (LMS) 
• Thrive Learning and Skills Platform (LMS) 
• Voice 123—Voiceover Talent (searchable by language, binary gender, and  age)