Engineering Communications works to make all content accessible. Depending on the issue with an electronic document or web content, the person who needs to do the remediation can reference the following resources.
Web Content Accessibility
- WebAIM – We have web accessibility in mind
- W3C – Resources for content writers
- W3C – Resources for designers
- W3C – Evaluating web accessibility overview
General Resources
- IT Accessibility – IT Accessibility at Texas A&M
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station – Electronic information resource accessibility
- GSA Section 508 – Create accessible documents
Electronic Document Accessibility
Microsoft Office Accessibility Resources
- LinkedIn Learning – Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Office
- Microsoft – Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
- Microsoft – Make your content accessible to everyone with the Accessibility Checker
- WebAIM – Microsoft Word — Creating accessible documents
- The National Center on Disability and Access to Education – Cheatsheets
- Penn State Accessibility – Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities
- Video: Start with an accessible template
- Excel tips
Adobe PDFs
- HHS.gov – Guidance: Making Accessible PDFs
- Adobe – Using the Acrobat Pro DC Accessibility Checker
- Adobe Acrobat – Creating Accessible PDFs
- WebAIM – PDF accessibility
- University of Washington Accessibility – Creating Accessible PDF Forms Using Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Adobe – Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Accessible Forms and Interactive Documents
- Office of Technology Solutions Illinois State University – Adding interactive form controls a tagged document
Color Pickers (Hex Code)
Fonts
Images
Complex Diagrams and Math Images
Note: Information can be used for alternative (alt) text guidance for complex diagram images in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office applications.
- 3PlayMedia – How to write effective alt text
- Diagram Center – How to describe complex images for accessibility
- Diagram Center – Digital accessible math images
General Alternative Text
Graphic Design
Remediation Services
Note: Please let Tricia Speed know if you decide to use a remediation service for your electronic documents. The following third-party services have been used successfully to remediate documents. The Texas A&M University System is looking at the last two services as a possible master contract with special pricing for Texas A&M System members.