Tips and resources as you work to improve digital accessibility.
Below is a list of tools and tips to help you improve the accessibility of your digital publications. This is not an exhaustive list and is in no particular order. It’s meant to help you get started. If you’re looking for additional tips or have questions about ways to improve your digital accessibility practices, contact our Community Relations Team.
- Disability Language Style Guide – a community resource and collaborative effort among people with disabilities and organizations in Southwest Ohio that support and empower people with disabilities.
- Getting started with web accessibility
- WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools – Includes a tool to check your website for accessibility issue along with a suite of evaluation tools that helps authors make their web content more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
- WebAIM Contrast Checker
- Microsoft Word accessibility checker (in the review tab) – This can point out issues with formatting, headers, lack of alt-text, etc. You can also use the read aloud feature to simulate a screen reader. Can also be accessed with Ctrl + Alt + Space.
- Grammarly – An online tool that offers suggestions to improve your writing, as well as grade-level reading assessments. You can also set tone/style for your organization. A web browser extension will check spelling and grammar on websites like Canva or social media.
- Hemingway app – similar to Grammarly. It’s a little stricter on grade level but also offer suggestions for simpler alternatives.
- AltText.ai – An AI tool to help you write Alt Text. It also has a WordPress plug-in to automatically generate alt-text for images on your website.
- Rev.com – An affordable transcription and caption service that is more accurate than YouTube, Facebook, etc. Prices start at $0.25 per minute.
- Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) – they have lots of specific, but helpful instructions about plain language, easy-read documents, icons, etc. A list is in their Zoom meetings link, under resources.
- Alexa Heinrich offers a wealth of knowledge and tips for accessible social content
- AccessiBe – A website accessibility plugin