We are here to support you in creating and maintaining accessible educational materials and hope that the trainings, guidelines, and resources below will help. You are encouraged to reach out to the Digital Accessibility team at the ADRC, adrc@ou.edu, for any questions or training on Digital Accessibility.
Accessible Educational Materials (AEM): All educational materials, regardless of format, for your course must be created and maintained to adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA Conformance (Quick Guide Reference), Sections 508 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, aligned with the University’s Lead On Strategic Plan, and support the use of assistive technology, specifically magnification software and Text-to-Speech software (Screen Reader).
Upcoming and past trainings/presentations put on by the Accessibility and Disability Resource Center Digital Accessibility Team.
Documents and videos created by the ADRC, section 508, and OCR.
How to manually and automatically test the accessibility of documents, presentations, workbooks, and websites.
Begining steps of making documents, presentations, and workbooks accessible by OU Standards.
How to create all other educational materials accessibility, including videos, whiteboards, and more.
Resources for Accessible Materials including links to Adobe Acrobat, other universities, and more.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Accessible Educational Materials email and accommodation