Section 508 Compliance/Accessibility: Creating Digital and Electronic Compliant Documents
Dalton State is committed to making our entire campus 508 compliant and accessible.
Where to begin?
Creating accessible documents requires the author to establish certain structural elements that are important for users of assistive technology and others. Headings, Alternative Text/Alt-text, Descriptive Hyperlinks, Tables and flow of information, and Color Contrast are the 5 important structural elements required in every accessible and compliant document.
Creating a Brand New Document:
- Determine the type document required - Word, PowerPoint, etc.
- Write or design in plain language.
- Make sure the text is legible.
- Structure your document based on the 5 factors above:
- That Document Heading, Alt-text to visual content, Descriptive Hyperlinks with footnotes if required, Flow of Information - tables/columns, and Color Contrast are implemented.
- Run the Accessibility Checker. GeorgiaVIEW HTML editor is an excellent tool for this.
Creating Accessible Documents - Word, PDF, Emails, etc
- Overall Cheat Sheets - The National Center on Disability and Access to EducationThese one-page accessibility resources, or “cheatsheets,” found on this site have been developed to assist anyone who is creating accessible content. These free resources are catered to less-technical individuals, such as faculty and staff.
- WebAim - Creating Accessible Word DocumentsWebAIM - a complete web accessibility service provider.
Creating Accessible Videos
- Automatically Caption Your Videos with YouTubeIt is important that every video shown to students has captions available. This video describes how to easily, automatically create captions in your own videos using YouTube.