Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards and Procedures
Contact - Accessible Documents and Media
Emily Dean
Tip Sheets
Please email the Mount Holyoke College Technology Access Committee at techaccess@mtholyoke.edu to request this document in an alternative format.
- Accessibility and Technology in the CurriculumThis sheet is a guide on factors to consider and resources available to faculty when preparing, selecting, and/or procuring course content which involves technology.
Tools
- Creating Accessible PDF Documents In Adobe Acrobat XI (NCDAE GOALS Project)
- RoboBraille: an online tool to convert documents into an alternative, accessible format
- ScanTailor: an advanced editing tool for cleaning up scanned PDFs of poor quality (for example crooked or dark text) or for splitting 2-page scans into single-pages.
- Dos and Don'ts on Designing for Accessibility: from the UK Government, handy posters that you can hang near your computer as design guideline cheat sheets.
- Video on How to Give Accessible Presentations
- Video on How to Add and Use Styles in Word
- WebAIM's guide to Alternative Text for Images
- American Federation for the Blind's guide to Alternative Text for Images
- Making accessible pdfs at a glance: in Word
- Inclusive presentations: At a glance
- Illinois State Accessibility Tips for Canva