Resources

This page provides you with a summary list of various accessibility resources.

Accessibility

Accessibility guidelines for PowerPoint documents with video tutorials
Microsoft Office Guidelines on Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations
LecShare-Lite: a free download without technical support on how to create accessible and online presentation

Complete this captioning request form to request support to add closed captions or transcripts for your instructional videos. Visit captioning support and services for more information.
Creating accessible video via YouTube Captioning Tutorial [pdf]: A self-paced tutorial which guides you to use your SJSUOne YouTube account to add or edit captions or transcript for your videos. One-on-one consultation is available at the Center Lab in IRC 202.
Creating accessible video from a PowerPoint slide presentation [pdf]: A self-help tutorial which provides you step-by-step instruction on how to turn a PowerPoint slide with narration into an accessible video file.
Creating an accessible screencast [pdf]: A self-help tutorial which gives you step-by-step instruction on how to capture computer screen and turn it into an accessible video tutorial for your students.
MovieCaptioner software: A captioning software available at Center Lab on the Macintosh for your self-help captioning needs. Request a copy of MovieCaptioner from Center Lab in IRC 202.
- MovieCaptioner tutorial [pdf]
- MovieCaptioner tutorial video
Captioning Resources at CSU
Captioning Guide at CSU [pdf]
CSU Captioning

Web Accessibility at SJSU
To create accessible official faculty website, visit communication technology.
To create administrative or department websites, visit OU Campus Training provided by SJSU's Web services
Web Accessibility Evaluation Resources at CSU
Other available web accessibility resources:
- W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): an initiative with strategies, guidelines, training and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities
- HiSoftware® Cynthia Says™ Portal: a tool to test the accessibility of your web content by entering your URL
- WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind): offers product, services, training and other popular resources to evaluate the accessibility of your web content
- WAVE: a tool developed by WebAIM to evaluate the accessibility of your web content

Accessible Technology Initiative at SJSU
Accessible Education Center provides accessibility accommodations and services for students and employees
Accessibility Services at the SJSU Library

UDL Universe: A Comprehensive Faculty Development Guide based on research to accommodate individual learning differences or styles through collaboration and technology - an EnACT~PTD grant
Nine Common Elements of Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education [pdf]
Affordable Learning Solutions (ALS) and UDL workshop in June, 2012 at SJSU. UDL slides [pdf] are available for viewing.

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) - a nonprofit research and development organization founded in 1984 with the goal to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through UDL
National Center of UDL: a National UDL Task Force focusing on higher education
Knowbility - a nonprofit organization dedicated to support user friendly, barrier-free accessible information technology that's smart for business
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) - an organization at University of Washington that promotes the success of individuals with disabilities in post-secondary education and careers, using technology as an empowering tool
Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD): A professional membership organization for faculty and disability service professionals involved in policy development and provision of quality services for people with disabilities in higher education